Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall (Iowa)
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The Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall, also known as J.W. McKenzie Post No. 81, Grand Army of the Republic
(GAR), is an historic building located at 3 Federal Street, North, in Hampton
, Iowa
, in the United States
. The octagonal-style Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was designed and built in 1890 by Edward Carl Keifer and was the meeting place of the J.W. McKenzie Post No. 81, which was one of 519 GAR posts in Iowa. On December 13, 1991, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Grand Army of the Republic
The 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...
(GAR), is an historic building located at 3 Federal Street, North, in Hampton
Hampton, Iowa
Hampton is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The octagonal-style Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was designed and built in 1890 by Edward Carl Keifer and was the meeting place of the J.W. McKenzie Post No. 81, which was one of 519 GAR posts in Iowa. On December 13, 1991, it was added to 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...
.
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 Iowa
- 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...