The Grand Army of the Republic Hall, also known as the General Frederick W. Lander Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic, is an historic building located at 58 Andrew Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, in the United States. The hall was built in 1885 by members of the Grand Army of the Republic 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 7, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The hall is now the Grand Army of the Republic Museum.
History[]
The hall was the meeting place of the General Frederick W. Lander Post No. 5, which was one of 210 GAR posts in Massachusetts. It was designed by Wheeler & Northend, Lynn architects.[1] It is now the Grand Army of the Republic Museum.
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References[]
- ↑ Industries of Massachusetts: Historical and Descriptive Review of Lynn, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Salem, Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, Gloucester, Newburyport, and Amesbury, and Their Leading Manufacturers and Merchants. 1886.
External links[]
- Grand Army of the Republic Museum
- National Register listings for Essex County
- Civil War Round Table GAR Hall page
- Library of Congress list of GAR posts by state
- Archiplanet listing
The original article can be found at Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Lynn, Massachusetts) and the edit history here.