Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall
Encyclopedia
The Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall is an historic building located in Meadowlands
, Minnesota
that was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on July 31, 1986. The building historically served as a meeting hall for the Czech community
and hosted a ZCBJ
lodge. The lodge also served as host for Sokol
events
Meadowlands, Minnesota
Meadowlands is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census.County Highway 133 and County Highway 5 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-History:...
, 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...
that was built in 1925. It was listed on the 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...
on July 31, 1986. The building historically served as a meeting hall for the Czech community
Czech American
Czech Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in, or who descended from, the territory of the historic Czech lands, , or succession states, now known as the Czech Republic...
and hosted a ZCBJ
ZCBJ
Zapadni Cesko-Bratrska Jednota or Západní Česko-Bratrská Jednota, also known as ZCBJ or ZČBJ, was a Czech-language newspaper in the United States...
lodge. The lodge also served as host for Sokol
Sokol
The Sokol movement is a youth sport movement and gymnastics organization first founded in Czech region of Austria-Hungary, Prague, in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner...
events
See also
- Zapandi Czechoslovakia Brakaska JednotaZCBJZapadni Cesko-Bratrska Jednota or Západní Česko-Bratrská Jednota, also known as ZCBJ or ZČBJ, was a Czech-language newspaper in the United States...
- Czech-Slovak Protective SocietyCzech-Slovak Protective SocietyThe Czech-Slovak Protective Society and the Czecho Slovakian Association are or were organizations supporting the welfare of Czech and Slovak immigrants to the United States....