National Register of Historic Places

Czecho Slovakian Association Hall

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000775

About this property

The Czecho Slovakian Association Hall, also known as Preucil School of Music, is a building in Iowa City, Iowa that was built in 1900, as a community center and meeting place for the Czech-Slovak Protective Society (C.S.P.S.), which later became the Czecho Slovakian Association. The C.S.P.S., like other fraternal organizations, began by offering a kind of insurance. The local chapter was organized in Iowa City in 1882. It served the Czech community that was concentrated in the north and northeast areas of the city. Like other C.S.P.S. halls, it hosted social, cultural, and educational activities, and this one also hosted gymnastics. The building is a 72 feet (22 m) by 42 feet (13 m) two-story red brick building with a hipped roof. An assembly room, with a high vaulted ceiling and tall arched windows, occupies the second floor. As of 1975, the room had a stage on one end and a balcony on the other, and was being renovated to serve as a concert hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Location

524 N. Johnson St.
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
41.66729, -91.52691

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Czecho Slovakian Association Hall listed on the National Register?

Czecho Slovakian Association Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

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Czecho Slovakian Association Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Czecho Slovakian Association Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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