The Odd Fellows
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History sign on the I.O.O.F. Building in Idaho Falls.
Waymark Code: WMC6VX
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2011
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This history sign is located adjacent to the I.O.O.F. Hall entrance at 421 A Street in Idaho Falls.
Marker Name: The Odd Fellows
Marker Type: City
Marker Text:
The International Order of Odd Fellow dedicated the building April 14, 1908. Reserving second floor space below a stained glass skylight for their Lodge Room, the Trustees rented out the rest. Unfortunately excessive noise from a tenant, the Star Theater, disturbed the lodge work. Theater owners promised that the Vaudeville acts causing the problem would be discontinued, and in the future, piano playing would be the only disturbance. But unable to keep the promise, the theater was evicted. The F. W. Woolworth Co. subsequently signed 55 years worth of leases, vacating in 1975. The Lodge Room has remained intact through the years.
County: Bonneville
City: Idaho Falls
Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Falls Historic Preservation Commission
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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