IOOF Hall
Also known as: Lockwood Lodge No. 653
Why it's listed
Built as the permanent home of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Hunter, this two-and-one-half-story wood frame hall sits on a stone foundation beneath a steeply pitched gable roof. Clapboards and shingle imbrication cover the exterior, and the letters IOOF are picked out in contrasting shingles in the front gable. Inside, the building follows the traditional fraternal plan: a first-floor dining and assembly room with pressed tin walls and ceiling and a rear kitchen, and a second floor holding anterooms and a ceremonial room behind a secured stair hall. The original wood stove, doors and trim remain. The local lodge was first organized in 1848, disbanded in the mid-nineteenth century, and re-established in 1892 as Lockwood Lodge No. 653. Membership declined by the 1960s, and the building was later sold. It is now an antique shop but remains largely unchanged, and it is valued as a well-preserved example of its building type.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the hall is architecturally significant as an intact representative example of fraternal hall plan and design in Hunter. It has a public first-floor dining and assembly room with kitchen, and a secured second floor with anterooms and a ceremonial room. It also reflects the importance of beneficial fraternal groups at the turn of the century.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 02001642, listed December 31, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 6325 Main St., Hunter |
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| County | Greene County |
| Listed | December 31, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001642 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1913 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian/Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Highly intact from its original construction; currently used as an antique shop. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.21212, -74.21711 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02001642.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5972889
- This listing as JSON
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