IOOF Lodge - Wellington, KS
Posted by: hamquilter
N 37° 16.055 W 097° 23.876
14S E 642049 N 4125759
The IOOF Lodge building is a contributing building to the Downtown Wellington Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM13PR7
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2021
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Located at 221-223 N. Washington Avenue, the IOOF Lodge building is a two-story concrete block building estimated to be built in 1906 as are others in this block. It is constructed in the Italianate style with tall narrow windows, There are three bays on the upper level. The outer bays each have three covered one-over-one double hung windows. The center bay has one window.
As was common with lodge buildings, there was meeting space on the second level, and rental space on the ground floor. The ground level here has two storefronts, each with a centered single glass door, flanked by display windows. The clerestories are boarded up. The north storefront has a flat canopy over it. Currently, the south occupancy is a pest control company, and the north storefront is vacant.
The building was constructed for the IOOF and at the roof line, there is a triangular raised parapet reading "IOOF- 133". The IOOF lodge occupied the building at least through the mid 1950's. We did not find a listing for a current Wellington lodge. The building over the years has housed a grocery, electric/plumbing business, a machine shop and auto service.