{"nrhp_refnum":"03000327","name":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple","other_names":["Ogontz Lodge 66","Odd Fellows Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"231 W. Washington Row","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.454946774000064,"lon":-82.71269638199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","European","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story red brick lodge building at 231 W. Washington Row in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1889 for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Ogontz Lodge 66) and facing Washington Park.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A as a symbol of Sandusky's German history, since the Odd Fellows were an important club for men of German heritage. Under Criterion C it is a fine example of Queen Anne/Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and of the work of the Feick family of builders. It is described as the only brick lodge building in the community still standing.","narrative":"Built in 1889 at a cost of $35,000, this three-story red brick lodge on Washington Row in Sandusky housed the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for nearly a century. Sandstone bands, lintels, sills and carved gable insets marked with the IOOF letters decorate the facade, which faces Washington Park. The style blends Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque elements. The Feick family of builders, who also worked on the Wyoming capitol in Cheyenne and on buildings at Oberlin College, constructed it. The lodge reflects the German immigrants who came to Sandusky from about 1840 and made the Odd Fellows an important club; Ogontz Lodge No. 66 began in 1846 with strong German membership. Many other fraternal groups later met in the building. The third floor still has its original pressed metal ceiling, hardwood floors and ritual room, while the ground floor has storefronts and offices after a recent renovation.","period_of_significance":"1889-1945","architect_builder":"George Feick and possibly Adam & Philip Feick","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne, Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recently renovated; the ground floor is used for commerce as specialty stores and offices, while the third-floor ballroom and ritual room are virtually unchanged.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.448121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/03000327.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000327/1d2dbeebc2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000327/1d2dbeebc2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IOOF_Temple_in_Sandusky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IOOF_Temple_in_Sandusky.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100001899","name":"Downtown Sandusky Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-sandusky-commercial-historic-district-100001899/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988175","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Fellows_Hall_(Sandusky,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7077360"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/independent-order-of-odd-fellows-temple-03000327/"}