Former IOOF Hall - Lodge No. 120 -- High Point, MO
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N 38° 29.071 W 092° 35.433
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"High Point IOOF Lodge No. 120 of District No. 43 was organized in 1856. In 1860, the chapter purchased the upper story of the east building" NRHP Nomination Form
Waymark Code: WMQK9C
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member kbarhow
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County of building: Moniteau County
Location of building: 61241 MO C, High Point
Built: 1874

Stone mounted high on the building front reads:

HIGH POINT LODGE No. 120
I.O.O.F
1873

"2. East Tisinq Store Building/IOOF Meeting Hall, circa 1874. Today part of the Tising Store and former meeting hall for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge (IOOF) No. 120, this two-story, single-bay brick building represents one of the most intact resources in the district. This building's fenestration suggests moderate Italianate influences, primarily in segmental arched windows and sash with two-pane glazing. 5 This building sustained only minimal damage in the 1892 fire, so its primary elevation features the brick facade as it is believed to have appeared ca. 1874. The original appearance of this building is unknown, but some type of commercial structure may have occupied the present site as early as 1845. At street level, a recessed double-leaf entrance with transoms is flanked by cast iron pilasters and large, four-light display windows with paneled bulkheads. The pilasters feature cornice moulding and bulls eye impressions. The tall entrance doors are paneled, with single lights. A metal-covered overhang, lower but otherwise similar to the one across the storefront of the double-front corner building, extends across the facade to the eastern edge of the adjacent post office building. The second story's brick cornice features zigzag brickwork between two rows of bricks set on end. Centered in the upper storefront, a pair of segmentally arched (with bricks set lengthwise) window openings contain two-over-two sash windows with brick sills. Covering the window openings are original, hinged, wooden shutters. A white metal sign, now illegible, is centered in the upper facade directly below the parapet. It probably was a marker for the old Odd Fellows Hall, which met upstairs.

"The rear (south) elevation consists of a single story brick ell that extends from the two-story portion. The second floor is somewhat difficult to see but it has a single four-panel entrance onto the roof of the ell. The building's roughly coursed limestone foundation is readily visible. An entrance with a segmentally arched two-light transom window is centered in the back wall of the ell. A four-panel door is flanked by segmentally arched one-over-one sash windows. The first floor openings have limestone lugsills, while second story openings have sills of brick.

The upper portions of the east and west elevations are mostly obscured. On the east, three two-over-two segmentally arched sash windows with brick sills are evenly spaced. An enclosed stairwell of lap siding runs diagonally up the side, connecting to the second loor hall entrance. The entrance is in the fayade of the adjacent east building, described below." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

Historic District Map

Location Details:
Although the stores operated by Kelly, Hart and Tising perhaps had the strongest commercial influence in the community and the historic district, other businesses and organizations successfully operated within the district and contributed in their own way. The local Odd Fellows chapter, which met in the central building served the community in various ways, not the least of which was maintaining the High Point Cemetery. High Point IOOF Lodge No. 120 of District No. 43 was organized in 1856. In 1860, the chapter purchased the upper story of the east building (then owned by T. J. Hart) and used it as a meeting place until a second lodge hall was constructed at unknown location in 1880. By 1888, the lodge claimed nineteen members and eight past grand masters.


Date of construction: 1873

location website: Not listed

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