{"nrhp_refnum":"78001984","name":"Odd Fellows Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111--115 N. John St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goldsboro","county":"Wayne County","state":"NC","lat":35.38337136600006,"lon":-77.99040692299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-08-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story commercial and fraternal building at 111-115 N. John Street in Goldsboro's central business district, Wayne County, North Carolina, built in 1906 and designed by local architect/builder E. G. Porter.","why_significant":"The building is a relatively intact example of early twentieth century commercial architecture, blending Neo-Classical Revival with Romanesque elements. It houses Neuse Lodge No. 6 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, founded in 1846, and is described as the oldest Odd Fellows hall still in use in North Carolina. It also represents many commercial buildings on John Street that have been lost.","narrative":"Built in 1906 at 111-115 N. John Street in downtown Goldsboro, this three-story brick building was designed by local architect and builder E. G. Porter and constructed by Porter and Godwin. It was planned as the home of Neuse Lodge No. 6 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with shops and offices on the ground floor to bring in rent. The facade combines Neo-Classical Revival and Romanesque features, including a round-arched entrance with an oversized keystone, pilasters, and rows of arched windows in red pressed brick with white trim. The third-floor lodge room keeps its original furniture, light fixtures, and a stage fronted by arches and Ionic columns. The lodge, founded in 1846, is the second oldest active lodge in the state, and the building is described as the oldest Odd Fellows hall still in use in North Carolina. It also survives as a reminder of the many John Street commercial buildings since demolished.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"E. G. Porter (architect); constructed by the contracting firm of Porter and Godwin","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival blended with Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition rated good; the hall is still used by the Odd Fellows as it has been since 1906. Ground-floor businesses were forced to vacate by the mid-1970s urban development program.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.353838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7228/47722815/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/78001984.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001984/752967f304-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001984/752967f304-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Msgt programmer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows_full_facade.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Msgt programmer</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Independent_Order_of_Odd_Fellows_full_facade.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Fellows_Lodge_(Goldsboro,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7077366"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wayne-county/odd-fellows-lodge-78001984/"}