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Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Lynn, Massachusetts)

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Built
  
1885

Opened
  
1885

Added to NRHP
  
7 May 1979

NRHP Reference #
  
79000331

Architectural style
  
Romanesque architecture

Architect
  
Holman K. Wheeler

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Location
  
58 Andrew St., Lynn, Massachusetts

Similar
  
GAR Hall and Museum, High Rock Tower Reservation, Lynn Common Historic D, Lynn Museum/LynnArts, Pine Grove Cemetery

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.

It is now the Grand Army of the Republic Museum.

References

Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Lynn, Massachusetts) Wikipedia