Odd Fellows Temple, Fraternal organization clubhouse in Pasadena, California.
The Odd Fellows Temple is a large building at 120 N. El Molino Avenue, designed by Pasadena architect Kenneth Gordon and completed in 1933 in Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. It was built as the meeting hall of Odd Fellow Lodge No. 324 and is the only Spanish Colonial Revival building in Pasadena erected for a fraternal organization.
The Odd Fellows Temple was built in 1933 at 175 N. Los Robles Ave. for Odd Fellow Lodge No. 324, the Pasadena branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows established in 1885. Pasadena architect Kenneth Gordon designed it in Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and in 1987 the large building was moved to 120 N. El Molino Avenue.
The building belonged to Odd Fellow Lodge No. 324, the Pasadena branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, chartered in 1885. The name refers to the fraternal order, not to Freemasons or to "odd" individuals. The lodge met in a temple built for it in 1933, the only Spanish Colonial Revival building in Pasadena erected for a fraternal organization.
The building is situated in an active area with good pedestrian access and easy street visibility. Visitors can admire the exterior architecture at any time, and those wanting to see the interior should check in advance which areas are open to the public.
The building was moved in 1987, after its 1985 listing, from 175 N. Los Robles Ave. to 120 N. El Molino Avenue. It is the only Spanish Colonial Revival building in Pasadena built for a fraternal organization.
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