Scarlet No. 75

The members of Scarlet Lodge are proud of their history. Roberts Hall, a two story structure was built by LJ Roberts in 1912. It has housed many businesses throughout it’s 100 year existence including a general store, dance hall/meeting hall, sewing room, and antique stores. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (a fraternal charitable organization) has met there since 1912 and bought the building in 1922. They met upstairs once a week, held dances on many weekends, hosted fish fry’s, and have donated to many different charities locally and internationally.. They rented the first floor to Lloyd’s Country Store for 40+ years and that is how most Bay County residents remember the building.

In 1948 the building was covered with a brick-print asphalt siding that had many younger generation thinking that it was a brick building. Years of wear and neglect took its toll on the building and Hurricane Opal did some roof damage that caused some internal damage as well. The Order members were aging and unable to do the repairs that were needed. Many members of the community considered it an eyesore and it was very close to being condemned and torn down. Then in 2007 a group of historic-minded people of the Lynn Haven Heritage Committee came forward to see if they could salvage and restore this beautiful old structure. They joined the Order and began repairs in May of 2008. We have been restoring the building for 8 years now and though there is always more to do with an old bilding it is restored to its "former glory". The Hall now hosts music jam sessions, concerts, occasional craft festivals, business meetings and is still home to the Odd Fellows who meet there twice a month.

The history above was taken from the Roberts Hall Facebook page.