Grand Theater (Salem, Oregon)

Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
East side of building
Location:	185-195 High St. NE Salem, Oregon
Coordinates:	44°56′26.08″N 123°2′14.03″W / 44.9405778°N 123.0372306°W / 44.9405778; -123.0372306Coordinates: 44°56′26.08″N 123°2′14.03″W / 44.9405778°N 123.0372306°W / 44.9405778; -123.0372306
Built:	1900
Architect:	Walter D. Pugh, Morris Homans Whitehouse
Architectural style:	Romanesque Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	88000275
Added to NRHP:	April 8, 1988

The Grand Theater is part of a complex of historic buildings in Salem, Oregon, United States that was originally owned by the fraternal organization Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings. The theater building is also known as the I.O.O.F. Temple.

The Grand Theater was built as an opera house by the Oddfellows in 1900.^[1] John Philip Sousa performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900.^[2] The two former I.O.O.F. buildings were added to the NRHP in 1988.^[3] The buildings currently hold retail businesses, offices, and a ballroom and other facilities that are rented for special events, while the theater serves as a film and music venue.

See also

• Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition
• Elsinore Theater
• Capitol Theater (Salem, Oregon)

References

1. ^ Cowan, Ron. "Downtown theater ushers in a new era". Statesman Journal. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS/710160319. Retrieved 2007-11-16. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Odd Fellows Hall, Salem, Oregon, 1992 (image)". Oregon Historic Photograph Collections. http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/specialcol&CISOPTR=1740&REC=3. Retrieved 2007-11-16. 
3. ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. July 16, 2007. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-16. 

External links

• Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows from Salem Online History
• Grand Theater history and images from Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society
• Grand Ballroom (official website of building owners)
• Image of Grand Theater building taken from Marion County Courthouse