Lodge is originally a term for a relatively small building, often associated with a larger one. Lodge or The Lodge may refer to:

Buildings and structures

Types

* Lodge, a dwelling for a

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, an aquatic mammal * Lodge, a building for temporary or seasonal

lodging Lodging refers to the use of a short-term dwelling, usually by renting the living space or sometimes through some other arrangement. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging for sleep, rest, food, safety, shel ...

, such as: ** Hunting lodge (disambiguation), a building that is built to accommodate hunters **

Mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...

, a hostel for trekkers, very often called a lodge **

Safari lodge {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A safari lodge (also known as a game lodge) is a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa. Lodges are mainly used by tourists on wildlife safaris, and are typically locat ...

, also called a game lodge, a type of tourist accommodation in southern and eastern Africa **

Ski lodge A ski lodge or day lodge is a building located in a ski resort, ski area that provides amenities such as food, beverages, seating area, restrooms, and locker rooms for skiers and snowboarders. Larger resorts have a day lodge at each base area and ...

, a building that is purpose-built to support the sport of snow skiing * Gatekeeper's lodge, a structure at the entrance to a country estate * Lodges, the houses used by the

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fraternity chapters * Small trading stations of

French India French India, formally the (), was a French colony comprising five geographically separated enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that had initially been factories of the French East India Company. They were ''de facto'' incorporated into the ...

* "Sufi lodge", known as a

khanqah A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or ''tariqa'' and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as ''khānaqāh'', ''zāwiya'', ''ribāṭ'' ...

(or tekke)

Specific

The Lodge, Australia The Lodge is the primary official residence of the prime minister of Australia. Located at 5 Adelaide Avenue in the Canberra suburb of Deakin, it is situated a short distance away from Parliament House. The Lodge is one of two official prime m ...

, the official Canberra residence of the Prime Minister of Australia * The Lodge (Indianapolis, Indiana), an apartment building on the National Register of Historic Places *

The Lodge (audio mastering) The Lodge is an audio mastering facility located in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Emily Lazar in 1997.Boisen, Myles (2003-01-01).Ears, Passion, and Patience Electronic Musician. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.DiCesare, Ron (2009-03-10).How L ...

, a recording facility in Manhattan, New York City * The Lodge, an historic building and place name in

Apopka, Florida Apopka is a city in Orange County, Florida. The city's population was 54,873 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. ''Apopka'' comes from Seminole word ''Ahapopka'' for "potato-eating ...

, United States * John C. Lodge Freeway, colloquially known as the Lodge, in Detroit, Michigan *

RSPB The Lodge RSPB The Lodge is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), named after the building there, The Lodge, which is their headquarters. It is located south-east of the town of Sandy, Bedfordshire, in England. Re ...

, nature reserve and headquarters of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds *

The Lodge at Pebble Beach Pebble Beach is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, Monterey County, California, United States. The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also ...

, hotel and clubhouse in Pebble Beach, California

Organizations and enterprises

Lodge (company) Lodge Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of cast-iron cookware based in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Founded in 1896 by Joseph Lodge, Lodge Manufacturing is one of America's oldest cookware companies in continuous operation. It is ...

, an American cookware manufacturer *

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), commonly known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, is an American fraternal order and charitable organization founded in 1868 in New York City. Originally established as a social club for m ...

, local orders and their meeting halls are called lodges *

Local union A local union (often shortened to local), in North America, or union branch (known as a lodge in some unions), in the United Kingdom and other countries, is a local branch (or chapter) of a usually national trade union. The terms used for sub-bran ...

, some trade unions have local organizations called lodges *

Grand Lodge A Grand Lodge, also called Grand Orient, Obedience, or by another similar title, is a name for the overarching governing body of a fraternal or other similarly organized group in a given area, usually a city, state, or country. In Freemasonry A ...

of fraternal organization *

Masonic Lodge A Masonic lodge (also called Freemasons' lodge, or private lodge or constituent lodge) is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also a commonly used term for a building where Freemasons meet and hold their meetings. Every new l ...

, the basic organization of Freemasonry *

Odd Fellows Lodge (disambiguation) Odd Fellows lodge is a lodge (and/or building) of the Odd Fellows fraternity. As a name, it may refer to: United States * IOOF Lodge (Alton, Kansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Osborne County, Kansas * Odd Fellows Lo ...

, the basic organisation of the Order of Odd Fellows *

Orange Lodge The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants. It also has lodges in England, Scotland, Wales and th ...

, the basic organisation of the Orange Institution

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Lodge'' (Beaver album) (1999) * ''Lodge'' (Fanu and Bill Laswell album) (2008) *

The Lodge (band) The Lodge were a 1980s British/ Welsh/ American art rock band based in New York City, but performing mainly in Europe, which briefly united members of Henry Cow, Slapp Happy, Art Bears and Golden Palominos (among others). It was centred primari ...

, a 1980s art-rock band

Television

* ''The Lodge'' (TV series), 2016 British series based on the Israeli series ''North Star'' * ''The Lodge'', a 1993 British series starring

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* "The Lodge", an episode of ''

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Other arts, entertainment, and media

The Lodge (comics) The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places fe ...

, a fictional government organization from Malibu Comics' ''Ultraverse'' imprint * ''The Lodge'' (film), a 2019 horror film

Places

United States

* Lodge, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Lodge, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Lodge, South Carolina, a town * Lodge, Virginia, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

* Lodge, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Lodge, an abandoned hamlet in the parish of

Stonebeck Up Stonebeck Up is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The only village in the parish is Middlesmoor. The population of the parish in the 2011 census was 119. The parish occupies the highest part of Nidderdale. It is boun ...

in North Yorkshire, England *

Lodge Causeway Lodge Causeway is an ancient passage through the former Royal Forest of Kingswood and now the main road between Fishponds and Kingswood in Bristol, England. The road is designated the B4048. The Causeway led to Kingswood Lodge at the top of ...

, a road in Bristol * Lodge Hill, Bristol, a hill and residential area of Bristol, England *

The Lodge, Nova Scotia The Lodge is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula. Its only significant road is Nova Scotia Route 329, on the Lighthouse Route. History Charles and ...

, Canada

People

* Lodge (surname), a list of people and characters with the surname **

Lodge family The Lodge family is a formerly prominent New England political family, and among the families who make up the " Boston Brahmins", also known as the "first families of Boston". History The Boston Brahmin Lodge family are closely related with the ...

, a New England political family *

Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency Lodge Evans de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency PC (26 January 1747 – 21 September 1822), known as Lodge Morres until 1800 and as The Lord Frankfort between 1800 and 1816, was an Irish politician. Background Born Lodge Morr ...

(1747-1822), Irish politician *

Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Hunt Kerrigan (born March 23, 1964) is an American motion picture screenwriter and director. His 2010 film '' Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)'' entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Along with Amy ...

(born 1964), American screenwriter and film director

Schools

* Lodge School (Malaysia), Kuching, Sarawak, a private school *

The Lodge School The Lodge School is a co-educational government secondary school in Saint John, Barbados, established in 1745. The school has closed and reopened four times, and has been known as Codrington College, The College, The Mansion School, the Codrington ...

, Barbados, a public secondary school