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Identification #
OGL291-235
Description
Undated photograph of the Odd Fellows Block.
The Odd Fellows Block, located at 23-25 S Fourth Street and 324 Kittson Ave in the Down Town Historic District of Grand Forks is a historic building built in 1888 as a home for the Odd Fellows meeting hall, which was situated on the third floor. The hall was fitted with a large and well-appointed lodge room, a banquet hall, and numerous smaller rooms.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to the Urban Stampede coffee shop (6/9/2025) The building was home to the Odd Fellows as well as the Daughters of Rebekah, the lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Knights of the Maccabees, the Order of Foresters, the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Royal Arcanum.
The Odd Fellows Block is architecturally significant in that it is one of two remaining Richardsonian Romanesque buildings extant in Grand Forks along with the St John's Block. These buildings were, along with the now demolished Security Building, the most impressive in Grand Forks in the late 19th century. (theclio.com)
Places Depicted
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
Daughters of Rebekah, the lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Knights of the Maccabees, the Order of Royal Arcanum
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks