Odd Fellows Hall (1872–1932) in

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, was built for the

Independent Order of Odd Fellows The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political, non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Evolving from the Odd Fellows, Order ...

, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.Boston Almanac, 1887
/ref> It occupied a large lot in the South End, at no.515

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at Berkeley Street. Architect

Joseph Billings Joseph Billings (17581806) was an English navigator, hydrographer and explorer who spent the most of his career in Russian service. From 1790 to 1794 he commanded a marine expedition that searched for a Northeast Passage and explored the coasts ...

designed the structure which had several large meeting rooms: Covenant Hall, Encampment Hall, Friendship Hall, Oasis Hall. Tenants included Emerson College of Oratory. Among the events that took place in the hall: 1892 annual dinner of the Tremont House Waiters’ Association. In January 1932 fire destroyed the building.Annual Report of the Fire Dept. and Wire Division of the City of Boston
1932

Images

Image:Odd Fellows' Hall, Boston, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 2.jpg, Odd Fellows Hall, corner Tremont and Berkeley Streets Image:1883 OddFellowsHall BostonDailyGlobe January21.png, Advertisement for Caledonian Club event at Odd Fellows Hall, 1883 Image:1893 EmersonCollege TremontSt Boston USA.png, Advertisement for Emerson College of Oratory, 1893 Image:1898_Odd_Fellows_Hall_map_Boston_byWalker_BPL_12578_detail.png, Detail of 1898 map of Boston, showing Odd Fellows Building Image:2590431508 Army Navy Boston 1917.jpg, Army and Navy marching, first men to World War I, 1917; Odd Fellows Hall at right (Boston Public Library)

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* Boston Public Library. Photos of January 1932 fire, by Leslie Jones: *
General alarm fire
at Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Berkeley and Tremont *
General alarm fire at Odd Fellows Hall
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Six alarm fire
at Odd Fellows Hall, Warren Ave, Tremont and Berkeley *
Six alarm fire, 4:20am
at the Odd Fellows Building - Corner of Warren Ave., Tremont and Berkeley *
Ice-covered engine
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Crowd after the fire
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