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: http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=F-53%20-%20ODD%20FELLOWS%20HOME [3]

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).