National Register of Historic Places in Yuba County
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14 December 2005
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Wheatland Masonic Temple
400 Front Street
Wheatland
Built 1898
The Masonic Temple, which displays Italianate and Classical influences in its design, is one of the oldest buildings in the area and a rare example of a 19th Century non-residential building in Wheatland. It is also one of the most visually interesting and best preserved buildings in Wheatland.
As home to the Odd Fellows and Masons, the building played a significant role in the lives of many Wheatland citizens throughout history of the community.
Adapted from the NRHP nomination dated 8 November 1993.
Some Masonic Halls in California
Alameda, Benicia, Berkeley, Bloomfield, Camptonville, Colfax, Columbia, Daly City, Downieville, Ferndale, Fort Bragg, Grass Valley, Greenville, Healdsburg, Hornitos, Jamestown, Knights Ferry, Mendocino, Milton, Murphys, Nevada City, North Bloomfield, Orland, Sacramanto, Sacramanto (Eastern Star Hall), Saint Helena, San Francisco (1849), San Francisco (1911), Shasta State Historic Park, Sonoma, Suison City, Susanville, Tehama, Vallejo, Westwood, Wheatland, Willows, Woodbridge
Other Masonic Halls in The American West
Ashland, Oregon; Austin, Nevada; Genoa, Nevada; Gardnerville, Nevada
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is an altruistic fraternal organization derived from the similar English Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 1700s....Although in Britain the Odd Fellows tended to meet in pubs, in the U.S. the lodges often built their own facilities. Many of these are now on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places....
From Wikipedia entry for Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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We command you to visit the sick
Relieve the distressed
Bury the dead
And educate the orphan
Historic IOOF Buildings in California
Arbuckle, Arroyo Grande, Big Oak Flat, Bloomfield, Colusa, Copperopolis (1874-1903), Copperopolis (1903-1939), Coulterville, Etna, Eureka, Farmington, Ferndale, Forest Hill, Galt, Georgetown, Geyserville, Hanford, Jenny Lind, Knights Ferry, La Grange, Live Oak, Mokelumne Hill, Murphys, Nevada City, Oakdale, Orland, Point Arena, Quincy, Red Bluff, Roseville, Sebastopol, Snelling, Truckee, Wheatland, Woodbridge, Woodland, Yreka
Historic IOOF Buildings in Nevada
Austin, Gardnerville, Nevada, Yerington
Historic IOOF Buildings in Oregon
Ashland, Coquille, Gold Hill, Klamath Falls
Historic IOOF Buildings in Utah