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The '''Grand Theater''' is part of a complex of historic buildings in ], ] that was originally owned by the fraternal organization ], and listed on the ] (NRHP) as the '''Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings'''. The theater building is also known as the '''I.O.O.F. Temple'''. The '''Grand Theater''' is part of a complex of historic buildings in ], ] that was originally owned by the fraternal organization ], and listed on the ] (NRHP) as the '''Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings'''. The theater building is also known as the '''I.O.O.F. Temple'''.


The Grand Theater was built as an ] by the Oddfellows in 1900.<ref name=SJ>{{cite news |last=Cowan |first= Ron |url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS/710160319 |title=Downtown theater ushers in a new era |publisher='']'' |accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> ] performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/specialcol&CISOPTR=1740&REC=3 |title=Odd Fellows Hall, Salem, Oregon, 1992 (image) |publisher=Oregon Historic Photograph Collections |accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The two former I.O.O.F. buildings were added to the NRHP in 1988.<ref name=ORNRHP>{{citeweb |title=Oregon National Register List |url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf |date=July 16, 2007 |publisher=] |accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The buildings currently hold retail businesses, offices, and a ballroom and other facilities that are rented for special events, while the theater serves as a film and music venue. The Grand Theater was built as an ] by the Oddfellows in 1900.<ref name=SJ>{{cite news |last=Cowan |first= Ron |url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS/710160319 |title=Downtown theater ushers in a new era |publisher='']'' |accessdate=2007-11-16}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> ] performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/specialcol&CISOPTR=1740&REC=3 |title=Odd Fellows Hall, Salem, Oregon, 1992 (image) |publisher=Oregon Historic Photograph Collections |accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The two former I.O.O.F. buildings were added to the NRHP in 1988.<ref name=ORNRHP>{{citeweb |title=Oregon National Register List |url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf |date=July 16, 2007 |publisher=] |accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The buildings currently hold retail businesses, offices, and a ballroom and other facilities that are rented for special events, while the theater serves as a film and music venue.


==See also== ==See also==

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United States historic place
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
East side of building
Location185-195 High St. NE
Salem, Oregon
Built1900
ArchitectWalter D. Pugh, Morris Homans Whitehouse
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.88000275
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1988

The Grand Theater is part of a complex of historic buildings in Salem, Oregon, United States that was originally owned by the fraternal organization Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings. The theater building is also known as the I.O.O.F. Temple.

The Grand Theater was built as an opera house by the Oddfellows in 1900. John Philip Sousa performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900. The two former I.O.O.F. buildings were added to the NRHP in 1988. The buildings currently hold retail businesses, offices, and a ballroom and other facilities that are rented for special events, while the theater serves as a film and music venue.

See also

References

  1. Cowan, Ron. "Downtown theater ushers in a new era". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2007-11-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. "Odd Fellows Hall, Salem, Oregon, 1992 (image)". Oregon Historic Photograph Collections. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
  3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. July 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

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