Location: 501 Capitol Way SE Downtown National Historical District, Wohleb, mid-Century; Diversity: African-Americans Odd Fellows Building around 1900 Photo from Digital Archives Rexall Drug Building today (2012) Photo courtesy of Deb Ross The Odd Fellows Hall, built at the southwest corner of 5th and Capitol Way in 1888, was an important addition to downtown Olympia and was…
Location: 301 Maple Park SE South Capitol National Historic Neighborhood Ogden House, 1939, Thurston County Assessor, Southwest Regional Archives Ogden House today (2014), Photo courtesy of Deb Ross In the early part of the 20th Century, Maple Park was one of the more socially desirable locations in Olympia. Gracious and large homes flanked the park, which was planted…
Pioneer Links: A Narrative Of The Establishment Of The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows On The Pacific Coast And A History Of Odd Fellowship In Washington To 1880, A Souvenir Of Thirty-Two Years In The Grand Lodge Of Washington Ioof. [Excerpts regarding Olympia Lodge No. 1, the Oldest Corporation in Washington still in…
