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

C.S.P.S. Hall
C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is located in Iowa
C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is located in the United States
C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Location1103 3rd St., SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′15″N 91°39′31″W / 41.97083°N 91.65861°W / 41.97083; -91.65861
Arealess than one acre
Built1890-91, 1900, 1908
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
Part ofBohemian Commercial Historic District (ID02001539)
NRHP reference No.78001237[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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 individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] In 2002 it was included as a contributing property in the Bohemian Commercial Historic District.[3]

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,[4] but underwent a major renovation in 2011 that preserved its historic character.

Beginning in 1992, the building was used by Legion Arts, a nonprofit organization, to offer visual art displays, theatre, and concerts. This mission was taken over in 2020 by a new non-profit called CSPS Hall. [5]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Steve Altheide (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: C.S.P.S. Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with photo from 1977
  3. ^ Marlys A. Svendsen. "Bohemian Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ [1]cspshall.org

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