Knights of the Maccabees Hall, also known as Cheshire Meeting Hall, is a historic meeting hall located at Cheshire, Ontario County, New York. It was built in 1898, and is a 1/1/2-story, rectangular, frame building with a front-gable roof and clad in clapboard siding. It measures 36.6 feet wide and 65 feet long and rests on a stone and concrete foundation with basement. In addition to the Knights of the Maccabees, the building also hosted a local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Cheshire Grange, who purchased the building in 1920. The building has hosted numerous community events.[2]: 3, 7
Knights of the Maccabees Hall | |
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| Location | 4270 NY 21, Cheshire, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°53′58″N 77°15′59″W / 42.89944°N 77.26639°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000371[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 2013 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/10/13 through 6/14/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-21.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Preston Pierce (June 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Knights of the Maccabees Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs