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ZCBJ Hall (Haugen, Wisconsin)
The ZCBJ Hall, also known as Community Hall, is a building in Haugen, Wisconsin, United States, that was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It historically served as a meeting hall for the Czech community. It is a single-story frame building with a stage and with a partial basement. It was built in three stages, the first believed to have been by the local members of the Zapadni Cesko Bratrska Jednota (ZCBJ), or Western Czech Fraternal Union, around 1913. It was doubled in size the next year. A 1915 expansion added the last third of the building, including the stage and a basement, and added a new roof joining all three sections. The first has just a wooden foundation; the last section has a concrete foundation. With . See also * Czech-Slovak Protective Society The Czech-Slovak Protective Society (CSPS), which became the Czecho Slovakian Association, was an organization supporting the welfare of Czech and Slovak immigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haugen, Wisconsin
Haugen ( ) is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. History Haugen was named in 1886 after the Norwegian settler Nils P. Haugen who emigrated from Buskerud, Norway in 1854, a local landowner, lawyer and congressman. A post office called Haugen has been in operation since 1889. The ZCBJ Hall in Haugen, a historical meeting place for Czech-Americans, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Haugen is located at (45.608497, -91.777379). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Haugen is along U.S. Highway 53; and also County Road SS, and County Road V. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 287 people, 128 households, and 72 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 143 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.1% Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |