Omer in Arenac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Omer Masonic Hall
Registered Michigan Historic Site
Photographed By Mh, December 25, 2013
1. Omer Masonic Hall Marker
Inscription.
Omer Masonic Hall. Registered Michigan Historic Site. This churchlike white frame structure with its graceful cupola was built in 1890 as the second Arenac County Courthouse. The first courthouse on this site burned the previous year. Omer had been a part of Bay County until Arenac was organized in 1883 and this city, then a village, became the county seat. Less than a decade later voters made nearby Standish the county seat. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan purchased this building in 1893 for the Omer Masonic Lodge; that group and the Order of the Eastern Star still hold meetings here. Surviving the disastrous fire of 1914 which swept through Omer's business district, this edifice housed the temporary headquarters of several firms. It is one of the city's oldest buildings.
This churchlike white frame structure with its graceful cupola was built in 1890 as the second Arenac County Courthouse. The first courthouse on this site burned the previous year. Omer had been a part of Bay
County until Arenac was organized in 1883 and this city, then a village, became the county seat. Less than a decade later voters made nearby Standish the county seat. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan purchased this building in 1893 for the Omer Masonic Lodge; that group and the Order of the Eastern Star still hold meetings here. Surviving the disastrous fire of 1914 which swept through Omer's business district, this edifice housed the temporary headquarters of several firms. It is one of the city's oldest buildings.
Erected 1977 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L444.)
Location. 44° 2.853′ N, 83° 51.209′ W. Marker is in Omer, Michigan, in Arenac County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Road (U.S.
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23) and North George Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Omer MI 48749, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2013. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 29, 2013, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
