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Odd Fellows Temple (Lexington, Kentucky)

Coordinates: 38°2′48″N 84°29′52″W / 38.04667°N 84.49778°W / 38.04667; -84.49778
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Odd Fellows Temple
Odd Fellows Temple, 1870
Odd Fellows Temple (Lexington, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Odd Fellows Temple (Lexington, Kentucky)
Odd Fellows Temple (Lexington, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Odd Fellows Temple (Lexington, Kentucky)
Location115-119 W. Main St., Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates38°2′48″N 84°29′52″W / 38.04667°N 84.49778°W / 38.04667; -84.49778
Arealess than one acre
Built1869-70
ArchitectCincinnatus Shryock
Architectural styleItalianate, Second Empire
Part ofDowntown Commercial District (ID83000559)
NRHP reference No.80001520[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1980
Designated CPAugust 25, 1983

The Odd Fellows Temple in Lexington, Kentucky, also known as Skullers Jewelry, Inc., was built in Second Empire and Italianate style between 1869 and 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is a 41 feet (12 m) by 97 feet (30 m) building that is primarily Italianate in style, but has a Second Empire-styled top floor.[2]

The listing includes "Skuller's Clock", a two-faced clock on an iron column about 10 feet (3.0 m) in front of the store.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odd Fellows Temple / Skullers Jewelry, Inc". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2017. with six photos from 1979