Odd Fellows Hall (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Odd Fellows Hall now the Dance Complex Cambridge, Massachusetts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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.

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

• List of Registered Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Odd Fellows Hall

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-07-27. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ City of Cambridge property search
3. ^ Dance Complex about us
4. ^ Dance Complex facilities

External links

• National Register listings for Middlesex County
• Dance Complex website
• Dance Complex history

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