IOOF Lodge No. 355

IOOF Lodge #355
Location 18819 East CA 88, Clements, California
Coordinates 38°11′30″N 121°5′6″W / 38.19167°N 121.08500°W / 38.19167; -121.08500Coordinates: 38°11′30″N 121°5′6″W / 38.19167°N 121.08500°W / 38.19167; -121.08500
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
NRHP Reference # 07000085[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 2007

The IOOF Lodge No. 355, also known as the Clements Odd Fellows Hall, in Clements, California is a two-story brick building that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

The International Order of Odd Fellows group in Clements was established in 1889, seven years after the San Joaquin-Sierra Nevada Railroad reached the area and the town was founded. The charter members included a blacksmith, a rancher, a butcher, and a clerk. It met in a community hall above the blacksmith shop, then later met over the Clements store. It purchased land in 1917 and built this building the same year.[2]

It is significant "as the social hub for the town of Clements" for many years.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Sarah Sutherland (June 20, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: IOOF Lodge #355" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2016. with nine photos from 2006 and historic


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