Cokato Temperance Hall

Cokato Temperance Hall
Cokaton P.R.S. Onnen Toivo Raittiusseura
Summer view of simple wooden building with gable roof and projecting entrance vestibule
The Cokato Temperance Hall from the west-southwest
Cokato Temperance Hall is located in Minnesota
Cokato Temperance Hall
LocationCounty Highway 3 and County Road 100, Cokato Township, Minnesota
Coordinates45°7′22.3″N 94°11′39″W / 45.122861°N 94.19417°W / 45.122861; -94.19417
AreaLess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
NRHP reference No.76001081[1]
Designated NRHPDecember 12, 1976 (1976-12-12)

The Cokato Temperance Hall is a historic clubhouse built in 1896[2] in Cokato Township, Minnesota, United States, to serve as an alcohol-free social center in a rural Finnish American community. It was constructed by a local temperance society at a rural crossroads which became known as Temperance Corner. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its full Finnish name Cokaton P.R.S. Onnen Toivo Raittiusseura in 1976 for its local significance in the themes of European ethnic heritage and social history.[3] It was nominated for its association with the temperance movement and importance to the cultural life of an immigrant community.[4] The hall is now maintained by the Cokato Finnish American Historical Society, which has moved other historical structures nearby to form the Finnish Pioneer Park.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Finstad Hanson, Krista (2009). "62. Finnish-American Society". Minnesota Open House: A Guide to Historic House Museums. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 9780873517430. The 1896 Temperance Hall sits on its original site.
  3. ^ "Cokaton P.R.S. Onnen Toivo Raittiusseura (Cokato Temperance Hall)". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Nelson, Charles W.; Susan Zeik (1976-08-28). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Cokato Temperance Hall (Cokaton P.R.S. Onnen Tovio Raittiusseura)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-02. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Miller, Kristen (May 2, 2011). "Keeping the Finnish heritage alive and well in Cokato". Dassel-Cokato Enterprise-Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-11-11. Finnish Pioneer Park, located three miles north of Cokato on County Road 3.