The Odd Fellows building was originally two buildings remodeled into a three-story late Renaissance Revival style structure where the Odd Fellow Lodge originally met. In 1905, the building also housed the Southern Express Company which operated as a freight and transport company. In 1849, the Odd Fellows started Friendship Cemetery where, during the American Civil War, over 2,000 Confederate soldiers and at least 40 Union soldiers were buried. In 1867, 30 of the Union Soldiers were moved to Corinth National Cemetery. Following the war, the Cemetery was given to the City of Columbus.
