Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 | |
 Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 from the east | |
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| Nearest city | Hayward, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′29.7″N 93°10′9″W / 43.608250°N 93.16917°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | J.R. Lukes |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000479[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1986 |
Lodge Zare Zapadu (Glow of the West) #44, known locally as Yellow Brick Hall[2] and also known as Bohemian Brick Hall and Z.G.B.J. Council Hall #44, is a historic clubhouse of the Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota serving the Czech-American community in rural Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.[3]
It is located on County Road #30 about 2.5 miles north of Myrtle in the southeastern part of Freeborn County.[4] It was built in 1909 and cost approximately $3,300.[4]: 2
The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It was deemed significant as the last surviving one of three fraternal lodge buildings serving immigrants from Bohemia that was located in southeastern Freeborn County. It was a social and cultural center that had an annual festival and parade, and it provided insurance to its members.[4]: 3
In 1985, the stage area of the hall still included a historic mural painted by a Mr. Avery early in the 1900s depicting Karlstejn Castle in Bohemia.[4]: 2
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Motsinger, Motsinger (June 2016). "Zare Zapadu No. 44". Members in Action. Western Fraternal Life.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Freeborn County Historical Society (1999). Freeborn County, Minnesota. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9780738503035.
- ^ a b c d Norene A. Roberts (July 24, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 / Bohemian Brick Hall". National Park Service. with three photos from 1984