C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
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.). The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 2002 it was included as a contributing property in the Bohemian Commercial Historic District.
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.
The building was damaged in the 2008 flooding of Cedar Rapids, 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.
See also
- Czecho Slovakian Association Hall (Iowa City, Iowa), also NRHP-listed, built in 1900
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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
- ^ Marlys A. Svendsen. "Bohemian Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ 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)
- ^ [1]cspshall.org
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