Former Masonic hall where secret rites echo as paranormal phenomena
1017 West First Avenue, Spokane, WA
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Event facility rental rates vary
Access
Wheelchair OK
Basement and main floor areas
Equipment
Photos OK
The Masonic Order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) were prominent fraternal organizations throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, establishing lodge halls in major cities to house their meeting spaces and conduct their rituals. Spokane's Masonic/IOOF hall represents this broader institutional history.
These fraternal organizations maintained secret ritual practices and initiation ceremonies, with meeting spaces designed specifically to accommodate ceremonial activities. The basement areas typically housed more private ritual spaces. The building functioned in this capacity for decades before transitioning to secular event venue use. The repurposing of the space from ceremonial/ritual use to commercial catering represents a significant change in the building's function and cultural purpose.
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The paranormal phenomena at Cameo Catering center on the basement level, where mysterious noises and unexplained sounds are frequently reported. Most distinctively, witnesses describe auditory phenomena: disembodied voices of men speaking, sometimes in patterns consistent with ritual or ceremonial conduct. The voices occur when the building is otherwise empty, suggesting either residual recording of past ceremonies or intelligent communication from entities.
Additional reports document object levitation in the basement—items moving through space without visible cause. These phenomena cluster in the basement spaces that formerly hosted secret Masonic and IOOF rituals, suggesting possible connection between ritual space and paranormal manifestation.
Local folklore attributes the haunting to members of these fraternal organizations who have passed away, their spirits continuing to engage in their secret rites despite the building's secular repurposing. This narrative treats the phenomena as residual haunting—spiritual activity bound to the location of significant personal and organizational ritual, with the boundary between the living world and spirit world becoming porous in spaces of ceremonial importance.
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Book an event or tour at Cameo Catering Event Facility, a former Masonic and IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) hall. The basement experiences mysterious noises, object levitations, and disembodied voices of men speaking when the building is empty.
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