Webster Hall was designed by Charles Rentz, Jr. in the Queen Anne style in 1886 with an annex from 1892. As a gathering spot for nearly a century and a half, it has been the scene of an extraordinary array of history in terms of left wing, progressive, and labor organizing; early LGBTQ gatherings; and musical recordings and performances.

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