IOOF Hall

The Boonsboro Odd Fellows Hall was used as a hospital following the battles of South Mountain and Antietam in 1862, and after the Battle of Funkstown in 1863.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a nineteenth century men’s fraternal organization, built its hall in Boonsboro in 1852. During the September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain and the September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam, the building was used as a hospital. Following the July 10, 1863 Battle of Funkstown, which took place during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg, the building was again pressed into service as a hospital. After the latter battle, thirty wounded men from the Eighth Illinois Cavalry were placed in the Odd Fellows Hall.

After the Civil War, the Odd Fellows Hall returned to his former use. By the early twentieth century, the Odd Fellows used the second floor of the building, while various businesses used the first floor and basement. During the first quarter of the century, the building was used as an opera house. In 1992 the building was renovated, and it is still in use as a retail shop.