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Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Grand Meadow, Minnesota)
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The Grand Army of the Republic Hall, also known as Booth Post No. 130, is an historic Carpenter Gothic
building located on South Main Street between First and Second streets in Grand Meadow
, Minnesota
, in the United States
. The hall was built in 1891 and on June 13, 1986, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
building located on South Main Street between First and Second streets in Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 945 people, 395 households, and 233 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,470.9 people per square mile . There were 407 housing units at an average density of 633.5 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The hall was built in 1891 and on June 13, 1986, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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National Register listing
- Booth Post No. 130—Grand Army of the Republic Hall (added 1986 - Building - #86001278)
- S. Main St. between First and Second Sts., Grand Meadow
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
- Architectural Style: Gothic, Other
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
- Period of Significance: 1875-1899
- Owner: Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Social
- Historic Sub-function: Meeting Hall
- Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use
Original use
The hall was the meeting place of the Booth Post No. 130, which was one of 192 GAR posts in Minnesota.See also
- Grand Army of the RepublicGrand Army of the RepublicThe Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died...
- Grand Army of the Republic HallGrand Army of the Republic HallGrand Army of the Republic Hall, GAR Building, or variants thereof, may refer to:-Illinois:*Grand Army of the Republic Hall *Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Grand Army of the Republic Hall, GAR Building, or variants thereof, may refer to:-Illinois:*Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Aurora,...
(disambiguation) - List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarSons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is an American fraternal organization, the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic . Founded in late 1881, it was originally one of several competing organizations of descendants of Union veterans...
- Carpenter GothicCarpenter GothicCarpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...