IOOF Hall - De Beque, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
N 39° 20.007 W 108° 12.903
12S E 740036 N 4357480
Visit this hall soon as it looks like it is ready to collapse!
Waymark Code: WMDD2H
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
Views: 3

This I.O.O.F. hall features the traditional 'tall and thin' architecture often found in Odd Fellows Hall. It was also known as the Crest Theater. However, this structure is in urgent need of care. It looks as if some renovation was begun, but then halted.

"The two-story building was constructed as a meeting hall by the Odd Fellows in 1900. Beginning in 1918, movies were shown in the first floor space, and the building served as the social and entertainment center for the surrounding area into the early 1930s. The hall is an excellent example of the use of pressed metal as cladding for a wood frame structure. Side walls are clad in a coursed stone pattern, and facade components include engaged columns, stylized floral motifs, and a projecting cornice with a fleur de lis and swag motif." (from (visit link) )
Street address:
4th and Curtis Avenue
De Beque, CO USA


County / Borough / Parish: Mesa

Year listed: 1993

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Recreation And Culture, Social

Current function: Vacant; not in use

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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