A part of Goshen Township was platted as the community of Mechanicsburg in 1814,[2]: 596  and the village was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly in 1834.

[3]: 52  Land was purchased in February 1908, the cornerstone laid in August, and the building formally dedicated in March 1909, construction having cost approximately $20,000.

[5]: 7  While the Odd Fellows later purchased the home of Oram Nincehelser, located on Main Street near the Masonic Temple,[6]: 120  the latter building is the only extant structure constructed to be the meeting place for a Mechanicsburg secret society.

Non-structural elements of stone occupy a prominent part of the exterior,[1] serving as the surrounds for the main door and windows.

Components such as bracketing shaped with knees, additional multi-pane windows with bevelled slats set as transom lights, and buff brick walls combine to lend the building an American Craftsman appearance.