The Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall, also known as Hibernian Hall, was a historic building in
Anaconda,
Montana,
United States, that is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Description
The hall is located at 321-323 East Commercial Avenue, within the
Anaconda Commercial Historic District
The Anaconda Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Anaconda, Montana, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Description
The district covers and originally included 63 contributing buildi ...
. It was built during 1896–1899, at cost of $30,000 (). The two-story by building includes elements of
Queen Anne style architecture in the United States and
Romanesque architecture. Its first floor included five store spaces, two that are wide on Commercial Avenue and three on Cedar Street. The lodge room on the second floor was accessed by an entrance on Cedar Street. It cost $30,000 to build and was opened with a grand ball on February 9, 1899. The ''
Anaconda Standard
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company, known as the Amalgamated Copper Company between 1899 to 1915, was an American mining company headquartered in Butte, Montana. It was one of the largest trusts of the early 20th century and one of the largest m ...
'' proclaimed it to have the "'finest and largest dance hall in the state'" and for it to be "'one of the handsomest buildings in the City of Anaconda'" with its new floor asserted to be a "'marvel of beauty and artistic workmanship'".
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979
[ but was demolished in 1984 to make way for a parking lot for the adjacent Family Dollar store. The current AOH hall is physically located at 229 East Commercial Avenue, but continues to use its former mailing address.
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See also
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* List of Hibernian buildings
* Elks Building (Anaconda, Montana)
The Elks Building in Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda, county seat of Deer Lodge County, which has a consolidated city-county government, is located in southwestern Montana, United States. Located at the foot of the Anaconda Range (known locally ...
, another fraternal hall in Anaconda
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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
Queen Anne architecture in Montana
Cultural infrastructure completed in 1899
European American culture in Montana
Hibernian buildings
Romanesque Revival architecture in Montana
1899 establishments in Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Deer Lodge County, Montana
Catholic Church in Montana
Anaconda, Montana
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