C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

C.S.P.S. Hall
Location 1103 3rd St., SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates 41°58′15″N 91°39′31″W / 41.97083°N 91.65861°W / 41.97083; -91.65861Coordinates: 41°58′15″N 91°39′31″W / 41.97083°N 91.65861°W / 41.97083; -91.65861
Area less than one acre
Built 1890-91, 1900, 1908
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 78001237[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1978

The C.S.P.S. Hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA was built during 1890-91 and expanded twice in the next two decades. It was a social and cultural center of the local Czech-Slovak Protective Society (C.S.P.S.).[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The C.S.P.S. was an organization that began with offering a kind of insurance to members. The first lodge of the C.S.P.S. in Cedar Rapids was founded in 1879 and there were three by 1882.

The building is a local adaptation of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.[2]

The building was damaged in the 2008 flooding of Cedar Rapids.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Steve Altheide (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: C.S.P.S. Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with photo from 1977
  3. ↑ Gwendolyn Purdom. "After Flood, Former Czech Hall on its Way to Recovery". Preservation magazine, online-only version. Retrieved June 25, 2016. (As of 6/25/2016, the article appears only temporarily when accessed and can be read by capturing a copy quickly)



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