Odd Fellows Hall, Boston
Odd Fellows Hall (1872–1932) in Boston, Massachusetts, was built for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.[1] It occupied a large lot in the South End, at no.515 Tremont Street at Berkeley Street.[2] Architect Joseph Billings designed the structure which had several large meeting rooms: Covenant Hall, Encampment Hall, Friendship Hall, Oasis Hall.[1][3] Tenants included Emerson College of Oratory.[4] Among the events that took place in the hall: 1892 annual dinner of the Tremont House Waiters’ Association.[5] In January 1932 fire destroyed the building.[6]
Images
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Tremont and Berkeley Streets
Advertisement for Caledonian Club event at Odd Fellows Hall, 1883
Advertisement for Emerson College of Oratory, 1893
Detail of 1898 map of Boston, showing Odd Fellows Building
Army and Navy marching, first men to World War I, 1917; Odd Fellows Hall at right (Boston Public Library)
References
- 1 2 Boston Almanac, 1887
- ↑ King's handbook of Boston, 1881
- ↑ James F. O'Gorman. "H. and J. E. Billings of Boston: From Classicism to the Picturesque." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Mar., 1983)
- ↑ Emerson College. A short history of Emerson College. Retrieved 2012-03-14
- ↑ Henry Voigt, a 21st-century collector of menus, describes the 1892 waiters' dinner: “The waiters at Tremont House catered to upper-class white society. These waiters knew how it was done. So they weren’t like blacksmiths getting together. ... These guys were doing it for themselves in style. They didn’t have a lot of money, but they knew how to throw a party.” Quoted in: Jeanne Schinto. "A Taste for Menus: Henry Voigt Touches History." Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Fall 2005)
- ↑ Annual Report of the Fire Dept. and Wire Division of the City of Boston, 1932
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- Bostonian Society. Photo of Odd Fellows Hall, ca. 1880
- Boston Public Library. Photos of January 1932 fire, by Leslie Jones:
- General alarm fire at Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Berkeley and Tremont
- General alarm fire at Odd Fellows Hall
- Six alarm fire at Odd Fellows Hall, Warren Ave, Tremont and Berkeley
- Six alarm fire, 4:20am at the Odd Fellows Building - Corner of Warren Ave., Tremont and Berkeley
- Ice-covered engine
- Crowd after the fire
Coordinates: 42°20′41.89″N 71°4′12.23″W / 42.3449694°N 71.0700639°W
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