Historic Structure Assessment, Odd Fellows Hall, 63-65 Warren Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, June 2014
Durkee, Brown, Vivieros and Werenfels Architects. 2014. Historic Structure Assessment, Odd Fellows Hall, 63-65 Warren Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, June 2014. East Providence Waterfront Commission; City of East Providence; Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission
From introduction: "Durkee, Brown, Vivieros and Werenfels Architects (DBVW), prepared this historic structure assessment of the Odd Fellows Hall, 63- 65 Warren Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, to assist the City of East Providence in determining the condition of the existing building and re-use possibilities. Odd Fellows Hall was constructed in 1889 in the shingle style of architecture by the Providence based architecture firm of Gould and Angell. The building originally functioned as a mixed-use building for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization. The organization historically leased the first floor for commercial purposes and accommodated social functions on the upper floors. Odd Fellows Hall is located in the Watchemoket neighborhood of East Providence, adjacent to Interstate 195, a major highway connecting Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The building is one of the last examples of Victorian public architecture in the Watchemoket neighborhood to have escaped demolition during the construction of the highway. (NRHPF, 1976) Odd Fellows Hall was purchased in 2009 by the City of East Providence. The building is in a general state of disrepair and significant rehabilitation is necessary if any portion of the building is to be reused. Odd Fellows Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and requires a treatment plan consistent with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties." Funding was provided in part by a 2013 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of East Providence (project number RI-13-5) administered by the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 44-13-51946) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. East Providence, Rhode Island is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Durkee, Brown, Vivieros and Werenfels Architects
- Date of Issue
- 2014-06
- Publisher
- East Providence Waterfront Commission; City of East Providence; Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Historic Structure Reports