Odd Fellows Hall (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

The former Odd Fellows Hall, located at 536 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, is a 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, founded by Rozann Kraus in 1991.

Odd Fellows Hall
Location536 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′51.2″N 71°06′08.0″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1884
ArchitectHartwell and Richardson
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001967[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

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.[2] The facilities include 6 dance studios and the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre.[3]

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See also
"IOOF" detail on building

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Dance Complex about us
  3. Dance Complex facilities


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