Odd Fellows Hall (Blacksburg, Virginia) Explained

Odd Fellows Hall
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 1, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:150-0087
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:203 Gilbert St., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2358°N -80.4211°W
Built:1905
Added:July 27, 2005
Refnum:05000770

The Odd Fellows Hall, also known as Tadmore Light Lodge, No. 6184, is a historic Grand United Order of Odd Fellows meeting hall located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story frame structure clad in painted weatherboard siding. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. The building served throughout the early- to mid-20th century as the social center of the local African-American community.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odd Fellows Hall . Thomas M. Sherman, John R. Kern and Michael J. Pulice. April 2005. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos