Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Odd Fellows Hall in Troy Mills, Iowa was built in 1900. It served as a meeting place of the local International Order of Odd Fellows organization.”
Wikipedia article Odd Fellows Hall (Troy Mills, Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 121 National Register listings published here for Linn County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Odd Fellows Hall between 2011 and 2013, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | YORK AVE AND 310TH ST., IA |
| 29 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Odd Fellows Hall: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Mills Quarry and Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mulneaux Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troy Mills, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph blew down some outbuildings in Troy Mills, IA around 800 am June 19. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | - | Social media post by local media, of a damaged outbuilding and corn crib. |
| June 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Troy Mills | - | Law enforcement relayed numerous reports of a brief funnel cloud between the city of Troy Mills and Walker. The time and location is approximate. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | - | Winds estimated to be 65 mph blew down several tree limbs 6-8 inches in diameter. In the area, numerous trees were toppled completely. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 mph near Troy Mills, IA. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy Mills | - | 65 mph wind gust reported. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Troy Mills | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Minnesota Railroad: Walker Station | 1.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Upper Paris Bridge | 5.9 miles | 1998 |
| Coggon Commercial Historic District | 7.8 miles | 2019 | |
 | Coggon Public School | 8.0 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003008 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 121 listed properties in this county. |
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