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Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Rockland, Massachusetts)
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The Grand Army of the Republic Hall is an historic building located at 34 School Street in Rockland
, Massachusetts
, in the United States
. The hall was built in 1899 by members of the GAR as a memorial to the Union Army
veterans of the Civil War
. It was one of many such halls built in the country. On May 16, 1997, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
, the successor organization to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Rockland, Massachusetts
Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, 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 1899 by members of the GAR as a memorial to the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
veterans of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. It was one of many such halls built in the country. On May 16, 1997, 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...
.
National Register listing
- Grand Army of the Republic Hall (added 1997 - Building - #97000438)
- Also known as Hartsuff, Gen. George L., Post No. 74
- 34 School St., Rockland
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Hebberd, William Harrison
- Architectural Style: Queen Anne
- Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900–1924, 1925–1949
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Social
- Historic Sub-function: Meeting Hall
- Current Function: Social
- Current Sub-function: Meeting Hall
Meetings
The hall was the meeting place of the Gen. George L. Hartsuff GAR Post No. 74, which was one of 210 post in the Department of Massachusetts. It is now the meeting place of the Gen. George L. Hartsuff Camp No. 50 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Sons 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...
, the successor organization to the Grand Army of the Republic.
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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- 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...