Daily Globe - IOOF Building - Dodge City, Kansas
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BruceS
N 37° 45.287 W 100° 01.153
14S E 410217 N 4179097
Historic newspaper and Odd Fellows building in the Dodge City Downtown Historic District in Dodge City, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMEGZZ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2012
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The Daily Globe - IOOF Building was built in 1926 with the current appearance from a circa 1930 remodel. The three-story building is constructed of red brick with the first story in stone. The parapet has stone panels inscribed IOOF for the Odd Fellows which previously had their lodge on the third floor. Above the first floor is inscribed "Daily Globe" in Art Deco styled font, the local newspaper.
The building formerly housed a commercial college on the second floor.
The building is in good condition and continues to serve as offices for the Daily Globe. The Dodge City Globe started in 1878 as a weekly newspaper, in 1911 it began publishing a daily newspaper.
Location Details:
Now a newspaper office
Date of construction: 1926
location website: Not listed
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