Odd Fellows Home and School [1]
Odd Fellows Home and School
The Odd Fellows Home and School for the Orphaned Children of North Carolina [3] was built on East Ash Street at the corner of Herman Street in Goldsboro by the Grand Lodge of the North Carolina Odd Fellows [4]. It was located on a 20-acre tract of land donated in 1891 by W. A. Peacock, a member of the local Odd Fellows lodge [4], and his wife, Hattie. The first child was admitted to the home on 9 May 1892. The home provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The property was sold to the city of Goldsboro in the late 1970s and became part of a city park. The Wayne County Public Library [5] was built on a portion of the land.
Additional Resources:
Odd Fellows Home NC Historical Marker F-53: https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/nc-highway-historical-marker-program/Markers.aspx?MarkerId=F-53 [3]
Thomas, Preston. 1972. History, Odd Fellows Home, Goldsboro, N.C., 1892-1970.
Image Credit:
Postcard of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Orphan Home in Goldsboro, N.C. "Publ. for C.F. Griffin, Goldsboro, by the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." c1900-1920. Image courtesy of ECU Libraries. Available from http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/243#details [2] (accessed June 13, 2012).
1 January 2006 | Powell, Ted