California became a state on September 9, 1850, and the Coulterville Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 104 was instituted a year later on October 31, 1851. Its charter members were Samuel A. Scott, George Wilson Coulter, James Wilson, Robert McKee, and W.A. Fredick. In July 1899 the lodge building was destroyed by fire; member Mark Panker rushed into the building and saved the regalia, but all records were lost. Construction on the present building began in March 1900 and was completed at a cost of $4,197.81. It was dedicated on October 13, 1900, and has served continuously since as a meeting hall for the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, and the community. It has also been used as a public school and church, with many marriage vows and last rites performed there, and for many years under Judge Norman Jacnecke it was also the Hall of Justice for Mariposa County north of the Merced River.