C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

The C.S.P.S. Hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA was built during 1890-91 and expanded twice in the next two decades. It was a social and cultural center of the local Czech-Slovak Protective Society (C.S.P.S.).[2] The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] In 2002 it was included as a contributing property in the Bohemian Commercial Historic District.[3]

C.S.P.S. Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	1103 3rd St., SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates	41°58′15″N 91°39′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890-91, 1900, 1908
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
Part of	Bohemian Commercial Historic District (ID02001539)
NRHP reference No.	78001237[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1978

The C.S.P.S. was an organization that began with offering a kind of insurance to members. The first lodge of the C.S.P.S. in Cedar Rapids was founded in 1879 and there were three by 1882.

The building is a local adaptation of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.[2]

The building was damaged in the 2008 flooding of Cedar Rapids,[4] but underwent a major renovation in 2011 that preserved its historic character. The building has since 1992 been used by Legion Arts, a nonprofit organization that offers visual art displays, theatre, and concerts.[5]

See also

• Czecho Slovakian Association Hall (Iowa City, Iowa), also NRHP-listed, built in 1900

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Steve Altheide (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: C.S.P.S. Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with photo from 1977
3. Marlys A. Svendsen. "Bohemian Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
4. Gwendolyn Purdom. "After Flood, Former Czech Hall on its Way to Recovery". Preservation magazine, online-only version. Retrieved June 25, 2016. (As of 6/25/2016, the article appears only temporarily when accessed and can be read by capturing a copy quickly)
5. legionarts.org