{"nrhp_refnum":"80002956","name":"Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged","other_names":["I.O.O.F. Home for the Aged"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"404 E. McCreight Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.93990579350006,"lon":-83.79972956538145,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick home for orphans, indigent and aged members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at 404 E. McCreight Avenue, Springfield, Ohio. The original section was dedicated in 1898, with wings added in 1906-07 and the 1950s.","why_significant":"The original 1898 portion is significant mainly for its architecture. Architects Yost & Packard chose a rare Chateauesque design, which the form describes as virtually the only example of the style in Springfield. The Flemish-style gables and the gothic spire are described as unique in the city's architecture.","narrative":"Built as a home for orphans, indigent and aged members of the Odd Fellows, this large brick complex sits on high, wooded ground along McCreight Avenue in Springfield, Ohio. The original H-shaped section, dedicated in 1898, rises three stories over a high basement. Two octagonal towers divide the central block, which is topped by a Flemish gable, a steep chateau-style roof of red terra cotta tile and an open gothic spire. The architects, Yost & Packard of Columbus, drew on Flemish guildhalls, German townhouses and some Tudor details. Some planned gables and porticos were never built. Wings were added in 1906-07 and in the 1950s, and mature trees now screen the later additions so the original section is the part most visible. Its significance rests on architecture: it is virtually the only Chateauesque building in Springfield, and its spire is unique in the city. The design contrasts with the Romanesque Ohio Masonic Home completed in Springfield in 1895.","period_of_significance":"1897-98","architect_builder":"Yost & Packard, Columbus, Ohio, architects; R. J. Evans & Son, Zanesville, contractor","architectural_style":"Chateauesque, with Flemish and Anglo-Flemish gables and some Tudor elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a home for the aged; condition listed as excellent/good and altered. The 1950s wings are largely hidden by mature trees.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.282606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002956.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002956/5e5769b3ba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002956/5e5769b3ba-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Odd_Fellows%27_Home_for_Orphans,_Indigent_and_Aged_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Odd_Fellows%27_Home_for_Orphans,_Indigent_and_Aged_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987098","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Fellows%27_Home_for_Orphans,_Indigent_and_Aged","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7077326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/odd-fellows-home-for-orphans-indigent-and-aged-80002956/"}