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Show ifl Post Office Place Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall 5* HISTORY (continued): Rich in texture, color, variety of materials and generous fenestration, the front facade of the IOOF Hall is its most important feature. The architect, George F. Costersian, appears to have immigrated to Salt Lake City during the building "boom (13o9~1893) s^^ remained only a few years, leaving the 100F Hall as his most noteworthy achievement. John H, Bov/Lisn, a prominent Utah ma.sonry contractor, executed the ambitious masonry design. Of the many Richardsonian Romanesque commercial buildings erected during the "Boom," few remain in Salt Lake City and most that exist have been modified. The recently abandoned hall has good restoration potential and has been purchased by private developers who intend to at least partially restore the structure. |
