The Cortland Museum building was built in 1894 and started as an Odfellows Hall and Modern Woodman of American Hall. It was also used as a boarding house for a short time.
In 1907 William Rohe bought the building and turned the bottom floor into living quarters and the top floor as spaces for businesses. The upstairs has been a Millinery Shop, Photo Studio, Paint and Wallpaper business, electric fan shop and the Isis Theatre.
The building belonged to the Rohe family until 1994, when Emma Rohe Miller passed away. It was then bought by Lila and Norval Papke to be a museum. The Cortland Museum opened in 2003. It has not been opened for several years but a group of citizens from the area purchased it to re-open it to the public.
In 1907 William Rohe bought the building and turned the bottom floor into living quarters and the top floor as spaces for businesses. The upstairs has been a Millinery Shop, Photo Studio, Paint and Wallpaper business, electric fan shop and the Isis Theatre.
The building belonged to the Rohe family until 1994, when Emma Rohe Miller passed away. It was then bought by Lila and Norval Papke to be a museum. The Cortland Museum opened in 2003. It has not been opened for several years but a group of citizens from the area purchased it to re-open it to the public.