What is now called the New England Ethical Leadership Center

The New England Ethical Leadership Center or the Odd Fellows meeting hall is my second site visit. This build has been a meeting place for the Odd Fellows, then was a Market palace and now at function hall and a place for Greek Life to conduct business. The owners of the Odd Fellows have been restoring the building from early 2000- present.






 Historical Importance:
This was the meeting place for the Gorham Lodge of the Odd Follows. This lodge was founded on January, 15, 1883. The Odd Fellows mission is

• " To improve and elevate the character of mankind by promoting the principles of friendship,love, truth, faith, hope, charity, and universal justice.
•   To help make the world a better place to live by aiding each other, the community, the less fortunate, the youth, the elderly, and the community in every way possible. 
• To promote good will and harmony  amongst peoples and nations through the principle of universal fraternity, holding the belief that all men and women regardless of race, nationality, religion, social status, gender, rank, and station are brothers and sisters" 

Also, this build was the home to Bert Libby's and Ridlon's store after the Odd Fellows owned it. The store became a main place for Gorham residence in the 1930's.  Like I said earlier this build is know used for Greek Life educational purposes.
Sources: http://books.google.com/books?id=c1tAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+gorham&hl=en&sa=X&ei=521YUaq7M6fB4AP4voGADA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=odd%20fellows%20&f=false page 365
http://www.mainememory.net/artifact/15711
http://www.ioof.org/ourmission.html