1873 - IOOF Hall - High Point, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 29.071 W 092° 35.433
15S E 535710 N 4259654
"High Point IOOF Lodge No. 120 of District No. 43 was organized in 1856. In 1860, the chapter purchased the upper story of the
east building" NRHP Nomination Form
Waymark Code: WMQK9D
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2016
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County of building: Moniteau County
Location of building: 61241 MO C, High Point
Built: 1874
Stone mounted high on the building front reads:
HIGH POINT LODGE No. 120
I.O.O.F
1873
"2. East Tisinq Store Building/IOOF Meeting Hall, circa 1874. Today part of the Tising Store and former meeting
hall for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge (IOOF) No. 120, this two-story, single-bay brick building
represents one of the most intact resources in the district. This building's fenestration suggests moderate
Italianate influences, primarily in segmental arched windows and sash with two-pane glazing. 5 This building
sustained only minimal damage in the 1892 fire, so its primary elevation features the brick facade as it is believed
to have appeared ca. 1874. The original appearance of this building is unknown, but some type of commercial
structure may have occupied the present site as early as 1845. At street level, a recessed double-leaf entrance with transoms is flanked by cast iron pilasters and large, four-light display windows with paneled bulkheads. The
pilasters feature cornice moulding and bulls eye impressions. The tall entrance doors are paneled, with single
lights. A metal-covered overhang, lower but otherwise similar to the one across the storefront of the double-front
corner building, extends across the facade to the eastern edge of the adjacent post office building. The second
story's brick cornice features zigzag brickwork between two rows of bricks set on end. Centered in the upper
storefront, a pair of segmentally arched (with bricks set lengthwise) window openings contain two-over-two sash
windows with brick sills. Covering the window openings are original, hinged, wooden shutters. A white metal sign,
now illegible, is centered in the upper facade directly below the parapet. It probably was a marker for the old Odd
Fellows Hall, which met upstairs.
"The rear (south) elevation consists of a single story brick ell that extends from the two-story portion. The second
floor is somewhat difficult to see but it has a single four-panel entrance onto the roof of the ell. The building's
roughly coursed limestone foundation is readily visible. An entrance with a segmentally arched two-light transom
window is centered in the back wall of the ell. A four-panel door is flanked by segmentally arched one-over-one
sash windows. The first floor openings have limestone lugsills, while second story openings have sills of brick.
The upper portions of the east and west elevations are mostly obscured. On the east, three two-over-two
segmentally arched sash windows with brick sills are evenly spaced. An enclosed stairwell of lap siding runs
diagonally up the side, connecting to the second loor hall entrance. The entrance is in the fayade of the adjacent
east building, described below." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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