The building reflects the need for larger premises as membership increases and the desire of the organisation to convey a sense of permanence and stability to its members.

[1] Oddfellows societies were established in 17th century England after the demise of the medieval guilds left the working classes completely unprotected in the advent of illness or injury.

This led to the formation of friendly societies who banded together to provide, by their own exertions and from their own slender resources, some of the medical and other essential services they lacked.

[1] The Loyal United Brothers Lodge, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows was established by eleven Brisbane men in 1873.

[1] In 1878, the lodge purchased land in Caxton Street for £257 and due to increases in membership, decided to erect a hall.

The building was designed by Richard Gailey and constructed by James Stuart Martin, a leading member of the lodge.

[1] However, the economic downturn of the 1890s severely overstretched the resources of the lodge, forcing the society to lease the premises to a commercial tenant.

The building has also been utilised as a Sunday Market, and the lodge room was used by the Caxton Street Legal Services from 1976.

[1] In the late 1980s, the hall was converted for use as a nightclub, and although it has changed hands and images a number of times, it remains in this use.

[1] The two-storey building has a rendered facade with remnants of paint in some areas and a shop and entrance to the hall at street level.

The building is divided by central and end pillars, two of which have had the tiles and render removed to expose badly damaged bricks.

Above this section is a panel running the width of the building with the words UNITED BROTHERS LODGE in relief.

The walls are plastered and painted, with a shadow line at dado height, which steps up around the location of the original stage.

The ceiling is of tongue and groove boarding with iron tie rods and is horizontal in the centre and follows the slope of the roof line at the sides.

[1] Baroona Labor Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

Baroona Hall was constructed between 1883 and 1884 by the United Brothers Lodge, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows.

The lodge was established in 1873, to meet the needs of a large working class population without protection against injury, illness or other hardships.

The construction of the hall demonstrates the pattern of Queensland's history by being representative of the considerable and necessary service supplied by Friendly Societies in the 19th and early 20th century community.

It also has special association with the Australian Labour Party, who used the hall as their branch headquarters from the mid 1940s and are still the owners.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.