{"id":1877,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:58:02","latitude":46.01343779999999838992152945138514041900634765625,"longitude":-112.53727220000001807420630939304828643798828125,"title":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Butte","subtitle":"Butte National Historic Landmark District","fullsize":"https://storyofbutte.org/files/fullsize/021b48853a539cf949e6518ce0424265.jpg","address":"58 West Broadway Street, Butte, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Fraternal organizations were an important facet of most mining towns and helped establish social and civic stability in early communities. Members of Fidelity Lodge #8 constructed this meeting hall, one of the district’s oldest standing buildings, in 1884. The building’s dual function, with second-story meeting rooms and first-floor commercial space, is typical of the period. The lively façade, enhanced with intricate prefabricated details, directly reflects the impact of the railroad upon Butte’s architectural landscape. Ready-made elements such as the cast-iron storefront with scrolled columns and Corinthian capitals, metal cornice with decorative brackets, and floral-patterned window hoods were shipped by rail, linking Butte to national architectural trends.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b2694698-4c33-4e3d-b1f9-d8b8740bf6dc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/9ecb5fd7-e392-42a7-a16e-94df0f020422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of the Butte National Historic Landmark District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://storyofbutte.org/files/fullsize/021b48853a539cf949e6518ce0424265.jpg":{"id":2472,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows","description":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows (PAc 91-51 B1 RollCBD13 F20). Front view of the building, facing south on West Broadway Street. B&amp;W. | Montana State Historic Preservation Office from the Photograph Archives at the Montana Historical Society | 1985 | Photographer unidentified","thumbnail":"https://storyofbutte.org/files/square_thumbnails/021b48853a539cf949e6518ce0424265.jpg"}}}