I.O.O.F. – Paris Fair Building
historic building in Hood River, Oregon, USA
The I.O.O.F. – Paris Fair Building in Hood River, Oregon was built in 1906, with Early Commercial architecture. Also known as Idlewild Lodge No. 107, Odd Fellow's Hall, and Paris Fair Department Store, it served historically as a department store and as an International Order of Odd Fellows meeting hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Its third floor was originally the lodge hall.
The public source identifies “I.O.O.F. – Paris Fair Building” as historic building in Hood River, Oregon, USA. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Paris, Fair and Building.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5972871. Authority coordinates are 45.708, -121.522. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1906 and 1990.
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