Independent Order of Oddfellows Hall

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

00004

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Location

99 Aberdeen St Albany

Location Details

99-101 Aberdeen Street, Albany

Other Name(s)

Aberdeen House
Baptist Church & Hall (fmr)
MUIOOF Loyal Albany Lodge, Baptist Hall, The Temple

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1891

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
	Current	20 Aug 2021

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Considerable	Considerable Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	04 Jul 1977			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The Independent Order of Oddfellows Hall has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
The place has historic and social value as the first hall to be built for the Albany branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows
The place has social significance because of its long association with the Baptist Church, originally as their hall but later used as their church building.
The place is an attractive although simple expression of the Federation Free Classical style that makes a positive contribution to the streetscape of Aberdeen Street.
The place is significant as part of a group of historic houses/buildings in Aberdeen Street that have heritage value both individually and as part of a streetscape, comprising a complimentary mix of residential and institutional buildings many of which were converted very early to commercial use to form an important commercial business district of the historic townsite.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Symmetrical facade
• Parapet concealing roof
• Arched windows
• Pilasters embedded in facade
• High level of integrity

Some obvious modifications include:
• Inscription on parapet reading Aberdeen House
• Paint scheme and external signage
• Addition at rear

History

This was originally built as the hall for the local branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. The building contract was awarded to H. Bloom. The foundation stone laid by the then Mayor, Mr Robert Muir, in June 1891. A ball was held in July 1891 to celebrate the opening of the hall.
From 1904, the Baptist Church, which was adjacent, began holding services in the hall to accommodate its growing congregation. In 1957, the building was purchased from the Oddfellows by the Baptist Church for £6000 and painted inside and out by church volunteers, and officially opened as the Baptist Hall in the same year. In 1974 the church services moved into the hall, which had been extended over the years, as the original church building was no longer

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate

Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage Database.	City of Albany	1994
	Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church Hall

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

21 Oct 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.