Odd Fellows Temple (Pasadena, California)

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Location 120 N. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°08′53″N118°08′12″W / 34.148066°N 118.13656°W / 34.148066; -118.13656 Coordinates: 34°08′53″N118°08′12″W / 34.148066°N 118.13656°W / 34.148066; -118.13656
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1933
Architect Gordon,Kenneth
Architectural style Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 85001682 [1]
Added to NRHP August 1, 1985

The Odd Fellows Temple in Pasadena, California is a historic building that was built in 1933 at 175 N. Los Robles Ave. The temple served as a meeting place for Odd Fellow Lodge No. 324, the Pasadena branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows established in 1885. Pasadena architect Kenneth Gordon designed the building; its design incorporates the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. The temple is the only Spanish Colonial Revival building in Pasadena which was built for a fraternal organization. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985. [1]

Pasadena, California City in California, United States

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows an American branch of Odd Fellows fraternity

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political and non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Evolving from the Order of Odd Fellows founded in England during the 1700s, the IOOF was originally chartered by the Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity in England but has operated as an independent organization since 1842, although it maintains an inter-fraternal relationship with the English Order. The order is also known as the Triple Link Fraternity, referring to the order's "Triple Links" symbol, alluding to its motto "Friendship, Love and Truth".

The Spanish Colonial Revival Style is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

It is a large building but was nonetheless moved in 1987, after its NRHP listing, to 120 N. El Molino Avenue. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Long, Marget E.; Richard J. Sicha (August 9, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Odd Fellows Temple". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service . Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. "America Lodge #385: About Us". America Lodge #385.
  4. "Temple Makes a Parade by Itself". Los Angeles Times . February 26, 1987.