The Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall, in Mandeville, Louisiana, was built in 1895. It was home of the 1885-founded mutual assistance/social organization, the "Dew Drop Social and Benevolent No. 2 of Mandeville". it served as a meeting hall and as the venue for dances.[2]
Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall | |
 | |
  | |
| Location | 400 Blk. Lamarque St., Mandeville, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°21′20″N 90°03′44″W / 30.35556°N 90.06222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1895 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001145[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2000 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
It is located on the 400 block of Lamarque St. in Mandeville.[2]
It was deemed significant "as a major center of social life for African-Americans in the Mandeville area. It is also of significance within southern Louisiana as a rare surviving African-American benevolent association hall. Because all available evidence indicates that the building's heyday as a social center and benevolent association hall ended c.1940, that date is being used to end the period of significance."[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 2000
 | This article about a property in Louisiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |