Odd Fellows Hall (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Odd Fellows Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	536 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′51.2″N71°06′08.0″W / 42.364222°N 71.102222°W / 42.364222; -71.102222
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1884
Architect	Hartwell and Richardson
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	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 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.

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]

See also

"IOOF" detail on building

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Odd Fellows Hall

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Dance Complex about us". Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
3. "Dance Complex facilities". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.

External links

• National Register listings for Middlesex County
• Dance Complex website
• Dance Complex history Archived February 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine