St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall stands as one of the last remaining pieces of New Town, an African American neighborhood in Blacksburg, Virginia that existed from the late 19th century until the mid-1960’s. The Hall existed as a social center for African Americans in the Blacksburg area from its construction in 1905 through the end of segregation.
In 2004, the Hall was donated to the town of Blacksburg, under the condition that the Hall be restored and dedicated as a part of the town’s museum. In 2005, The Odd Fellows Hall was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Today, St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall stands as a museum of African American Culture, showing the exhibit ‘From Civil War to Civil Rights’, chronicling the lives of African Americans throughout the years.