Oddfellows' Hall (Whanganui, N.Z.)

Wooden hall at 32 Ridgway Street, Whanganui. Built 1895 for the International Order of Odd Fellows (also known as Manchester Unity Friendly Society) by HT “Tommy” Johns, a builder-architect. Used as the lodge meeting rooms and as a local theatre venue. Building in existence in 2019.

The first Oddfellows hall in Whanganui was built in 1865 and once the 1895 hall was opened, the old hall was renamed the Lyceum Theatre, later Empress Theatre, and was demolished in 1916.

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