Odd Fellows Hall (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Odd Fellows Hall (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Odd Fellows Hall

now the
Dance Complex

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Location:

536 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Built: 1884
Architect: Hartwell and Richardson
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
Governing body: The Dance Complex, Inc.[2]
NRHP Reference#: 82001967[1]
Added to NRHP: April 13, 1982

The former Odd Fellows Hall, located at 536 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, is an historic building built in 1884 by members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On April 13, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the Dance Complex.

Contents

National Register listing

  • Odd Fellows Hall ** (added 1982 - Building - #82001967)
  • 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
  • Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Hartwell & Richardson
  • Architectural Style: Other, Romanesque
  • Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
  • Period of Significance: 1875-1899
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Social
  • Historic Sub-function: Clubhouse, Specialty Store
  • Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Social
  • Current Sub-function: Clubhouse, Specialty Store

History

The building was built in 1884 by members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Like many lodge halls of the time, it had business and commercial space on the ground floor while the lodge hall was upstairs.

Current use

The Odd Fellows Hall is now owned and run by the Dance Complex, which was formed to buy and save the building.[3] The facilities include 6 dance studios and the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre.[4]

See also

"IOOF" detail on building

References

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