Lake Oswego Odd Fellows Hall - Lake Oswego, OR
N 45° 24.820 W 122° 39.740
10T E 526421 N 5028960
A former lodge building located in the oldest part of a historic Oregon town just south of Portland.
Waymark Code: WM3E90
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2008
Views: 10
From the marker on the outside of the hall - On November 26, 1890, this hall was dedicated by Oswego Lodge No. 93, IOOF, with a meeting, dinner and ball. The lodge was organized August 24, 1888. Early members included Henry Gans, William Dyer, Jacob S. Risley and son, John F. Risley, W. W. Shipley and George Prosser.
Odd Fellows Hall provided a meeting place for many civic groups such as the Eastern Star and the American Legion. The Lake Oswego Community Theater made this their home in the early 1950's when their productions included "Beloved Rake".
By 1975 membership in the IOOF had dropped to the point that the members transferred to other lodges and sold the building. In 1990 the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snowden, had this historic structure carefully restored and the interior remodeled into apartments.
The Hall is the sole remaining example of the Italianate style in Oswego's public buildings and was first recognized for its unique excellence and historic value by Oswego Heritage Council in 1970. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the City of Lake Oswego designated it an Historic Resource in 1989. Oswego Heritage Council - 2001
Street address:
295 Durham Street
Lake Oswego, OR USA
97034
County / Borough / Parish: Clackamas
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current function: Apartment building
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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