Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	400 Blk. Lamarque St., Mandeville, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°21′20″N 90°03′44″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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "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