IOOF Temple Building explained

IOOF Temple Building
Location:523 E St., Fairbury, Nebraska
Coordinates:40.1371°N -97.1802°W
Built:1894
Architect:William Clifton
Architecture:Romanesque Revival
Added:June 15, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000925

The IOOF Temple Building in Fairbury, Nebraskawas built during 1894–95. It served as the Odd Fellows Hall for Fairbury for almost 70 years. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Its architect was William Clifton and it is a Romanesque Revival architecture-styled building.

It was deemed significant architecturally as "a well-preserved commercial example of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture." The style appeared in Nebraska during the late 1800s and early 1900s. This building's features of the style include round-arched window openings, brick corbelling, and wall and corner pilasters and stringcourses.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000925}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: I.O.O.F. Temple Building]. National Park Service. August 9, 2016 . Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Ackerman/Joni Gilkerson . April 1987 . with