Former IOOF Lodge, Adrian, MI
N 41° 53.914 W 084° 02.283
16T E 745702 N 4642757
In 1836, Elihu C. Clark moved to Adrian and established a dry goods business there. Clark donated $10,000 to the Adrian Lodge of the Odd Fellowship?—??a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows?—?to construct a building.
Waymark Code: WM16Y0G
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2022
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By 1888, the Lodge had acquired land and additional capital to construct a building. The lodge hired to local firm of Beck and Vogt to construct the building for a cost of $9,000. Construction started in June, and the structure was completed by the end of 1888. The Odd Fellows held their first meeting in the new hall in January 1889. The first floor was leased by Moreland Brothers and Crane, a tobacco and candy company.
In 1986, dwindling membership forced the building to be put up for sale.
Brad and Casie Maggard, lifelong Adrian residents, purchased the building in January 2015. They moved their business (Maggard Razors) into the first floor, and quickly began investing a significant amount of time and money into the building.
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Date of construction: 1888
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