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Grand Theater (Salem, Oregon)

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Built
  
1900

NRHP Reference #
  
88000275

Phone
  
+1 503-362-9185

Architectural style
  
Romanesque Revival

Opened
  
1900

Grand Theater (Salem, Oregon)

Location
  
185–195 High Street, NE Salem, Oregon

Architect
  
Walter D. Pugh, Morris Homans Whitehouse

Part of
  
Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District (#01001067)

Address
  
191 High St NE, Salem, OR 97301, USA

Similar
  
Elsinore Theatre, Reed Opera House an, Salem Downtown State Stre, Willamette Heritage Center, Salem First United Methodist

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 a lodge hall and opera house by the Oddfellows in 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Pugh & Gray. John Philip Sousa performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900. An annex containing a hotel and bus terminal and designed by architect Morris Whitehouse was built in 1921. 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.

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Grand Theater (Salem, Oregon) Wikipedia