Odd Fellows' Hall - Buckland, MA
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N 42° 36.213 W 072° 44.480
18T E 685283 N 4719264
The Odd Fellows Hall, listed both as a contributing building to the Shelburne Falls National Historic District and as a separate listing, was built by the Odd Fellows local lodge in 1877.
Waymark Code: WMRQ3H
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2016
Views: 2
In Buckland, near the iron truss bridge, is a building known as Odd Fellows' Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The building is located on the west side of State Street, and is near the old Methodist-Episcopal Church (now a Seventh Day Adventist Church).
The following is from the nomination form for the Shelburne Falls National Historic District:
"...on State Street, was erected In 1877. The three-story, two-bay-by-flve-bays, clapboard commercial structure has a flat roof wlth a parapet atop the dentllated wood cornlce. Thlrd-floor palladian wlndows probably were added following a flre In 1695. The bulldlng retains ~ts early storefronts and has a permanent canopy wlth lntrlcately carved supports. "
It was listed in the National Register in 1979. According to the web site, the building is also known as Halberg's Market. Now, the market is known as McCluster's Marker, opened in 1979.
Street address: 1-5 State Street Buckland, MA United States of America 01370
County / Borough / Parish: Franklin
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Social
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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