 The original building of the Owls had been built in 1894 by "a group of prosperous bachelors who built and lived in an impressive house", and was occupied by those men until it was sold in 1900.The group called themselves the Owls "because the parties would last late into the night".The original building passed through various hands, ending up with the American Legion before being torn down in 1967 to accommodate a widening of the main roads it abutted.