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Salem's Historic Grand Theatre

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by the Oddfellows in 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Pugh & Gray. The Julius Grau Opera Company performed at the grand opening on November 29, 1900. An annex containing a hotel and bus terminal and designed by architect Morris Whitehouse was built in 1921. The two former
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I.O.O.F. buildings were added to the NRHP in 1988. The buildings currently hold retail businesses, offices, and a ballroom with other facilities that are rented for special events and even lends itself as a film and music venue.
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also performs several Broadway style live performances each year at the Grand Theatre. The Grand Theatre has main floor and balcony seating. The
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listed the Grand Theatre having 744 seats. Over the years, the seating capacity has been reduced to
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www.oregonnews.uoregon.edu - Oregon Historic Newspaper Database, University of Oregon
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Image of Grand Theatre building taken from Marion County Courthouse
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Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District
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Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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property in Oregon on the National Register of Historic Places
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history and images from Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society
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that was originally owned by the fraternal organization
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with detailed description and history of the buildings
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National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Oregon
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Historic district contributing properties in Oregon
291: 464: 222:The Grand Theatre was built as a lodge hall and 195:is part of a complex of historic buildings in 447: 249:Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition 349:Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department 215:. The theater building is also known as the 213:Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings 29:Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Odd Fellows Buildings 454: 440: 61: 473:Buildings and structures in Salem, Oregon 37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 508:Oregon Registered Historic Place stubs 465: 280:"Downtown theater ushers in a new era" 388:(official website of building owners) 334: 406: 209:National Register of Historic Places 13: 14: 519: 374:Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows 367: 316:"Grand Opera House Grand Opening" 277: 271: 410: 205:Independent Order of Odd Fellows 478:Odd Fellows buildings in Oregon 342:"Oregon National Register List" 259:Capitol Theater (Salem, Oregon) 308: 170: 1: 493:1900 establishments in Oregon 264: 426:. You can help Knowledge by 18:United States historic place 7: 242: 233:Film Daily Yearbook of 1947 10: 524: 405: 106:44.9405778°N 123.0372306°W 376:from Salem Online History 181: 169:NRHP reference  168: 153: 143: 129: 121: 84: 72: 60: 56: 43: 34: 27: 23: 483:Culture of Salem, Oregon 144:Architectural style 138:Morris Homans Whitehouse 111:44.9405778; -123.0372306 76:185–195 High Street, NE 397:NRHP Registration Form 46:U.S. Historic district 418:This article about a 229:Enlightened Theatrics 50:Contributing property 207:, and listed on the 102: /  296:on January 1, 2010 284:www.newspapers.com 148:Romanesque Revival 435: 434: 288:Statesman Journal 189: 188: 67:Corner view, 2017 515: 456: 449: 442: 414: 407: 361: 360: 358: 356: 346: 338: 332: 331: 329: 327: 312: 306: 305: 303: 301: 295: 290:. Archived from 275: 254:Elsinore Theater 172: 117: 116: 114: 113: 112: 107: 103: 100: 99: 98: 95: 65: 21: 20: 523: 522: 518: 517: 516: 514: 513: 512: 463: 462: 461: 460: 403: 370: 365: 364: 354: 352: 351:. July 16, 2007 344: 340: 339: 335: 325: 323: 314: 313: 309: 299: 297: 276: 272: 267: 245: 217:I.O.O.F. Temple 110: 108: 104: 101: 96: 93: 91: 89: 88: 77: 68: 52: 48: 39: 30: 19: 12: 11: 5: 521: 511: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 459: 458: 451: 444: 436: 433: 432: 415: 401: 400: 394: 389: 386:Grand Ballroom 383: 377: 369: 368:External links 366: 363: 362: 333: 307: 269: 268: 266: 263: 262: 261: 256: 251: 244: 241: 211:(NRHP) as the 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 173: 166: 165: 155: 151: 150: 145: 141: 140: 134:Walter D. Pugh 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 86: 82: 81: 74: 70: 69: 66: 58: 57: 54: 53: 44: 41: 40: 35: 32: 31: 28: 25: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 520: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 470: 468: 457: 452: 450: 445: 443: 438: 437: 431: 429: 425: 421: 416: 413: 409: 408: 404: 398: 395: 393: 390: 387: 384: 381: 380:Grand Theater 378: 375: 372: 371: 350: 343: 337: 321: 317: 311: 294: 289: 285: 281: 274: 270: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 246: 240: 238: 234: 230: 225: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 201:United States 198: 197:Salem, Oregon 194: 193:Grand Theatre 185:April 8, 1988 184: 182:Added to NRHP 180: 177: 174: 167: 163: 159: 156: 152: 149: 146: 142: 139: 135: 132: 128: 124: 120: 115: 97:123°2′14.03″W 94:44°56′26.08″N 87: 83: 80: 79:Salem, Oregon 75: 71: 64: 59: 55: 51: 47: 42: 38: 33: 26: 22: 16: 428:expanding it 417: 402: 355:November 16, 353:. Retrieved 336: 324:. Retrieved 319: 310: 298:. Retrieved 293:the original 283: 278:Cowan, Ron. 273: 221: 216: 212: 192: 190: 15: 224:opera house 109: / 85:Coordinates 467:Categories 265:References 162:ID01001067 326:March 25, 300:March 25, 237:380 seats 130:Architect 243:See also 176:88000275 73:Location 154:Part of 422:is a 345:(PDF) 122:Built 424:stub 357:2007 328:2018 302:2018 191:The 125:1900 171:No. 469:: 347:. 318:. 286:. 282:. 219:. 199:, 136:, 455:e 448:t 441:v 430:. 359:. 330:. 304:. 164:) 160:(

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Salem, Oregon
44°56′26.08″N 123°2′14.03″W / 44.9405778°N 123.0372306°W / 44.9405778; -123.0372306
Walter D. Pugh
Morris Homans Whitehouse
Romanesque Revival
Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District
ID01001067
88000275
Salem, Oregon
United States
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
National Register of Historic Places
opera house
Enlightened Theatrics
Film Daily Yearbook of 1947
380 seats
Reed Opera House and McCornack Block Addition
Elsinore Theater
Capitol Theater (Salem, Oregon)
"Downtown theater ushers in a new era"
Statesman Journal
the original
"Grand Opera House Grand Opening"
"Oregon National Register List"
Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows

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