The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, built in 1892, is an historic building located at 401 Railroad Street in Ironton,

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. Designed by noted Ohio architect

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in the

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style of architecture, it was built to serve as a

Grand Army of the Republic The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Il ...

memorial and the meeting hall of Dick Lambert Post No. 165 of the GAR. It later served as the meeting hall of the now long-defunct

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Post No. 59 as well as the Ironton

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. After being abandoned by the city, American Legion Post No. 433 undertook the task of restoring the long neglected veteran's memorial. On September 19, 2012, the building was added to the

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. On May 28, 2014, demolition of the building began.

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Library of Congress lists of GAR posts by state
* National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Ohio

Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Ohio Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Ohio Ohio in the American Civil War 1892 establishments in Ohio Buildings and structures completed in 1892 {{LawrenceCountyOH-NRHP-stub

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