Minnehaha Grange, No. 398 was organized on December 23, 1873, with members from
Edina Mills,
Richfield Mills,
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 50,010 at the 2020 census. It is a first-ring suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Other adjacent cities include Edina, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Ply ...
, and
Hopkins.
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, commonly known as the Grange, is an organization dedicated to the principles of "progressive agriculture" for the "social fraternity of the farmers". The organization was founded in 1867 by
Oliver Hudson Kelley in
Elk River,
Sherburne County
Sherburne County is a county in Central Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 97,183. The county seat is Elk River.
Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hist ...
,
Minnesota and quickly spread across the country. The fraternity tackled issues such as railroad prices, and providing education to farmers.
The Grange Hall was moved to Tupa Park near
Minnesota State Highway 100 and Eden Avenue in
Edina, Minnesota from its original location at the southeast corner of Wooddale Avenue and West 50th Street.
The building also served as Edina Village Hall from 1888 to 1942.
Oliver Hudson Kelley Grange (OHK), No. 834
in 2012 by a group of young historians and activists who refused to see the Grange disappear from the rich tapestry of Minnesota culture. OHK meets weekly at the historic Minnehaha Grange Hall in Edina and is the home of four Past State Masters and dozens of historic and current State Grange of Minnesota (SGMN) leaders. OHK Grange still opens in traditional, 150 year-old Grange tradition every business meeting, and is a proud and loud voice for progressive activism in Minnesota.
The Minnehaha Hall is owned by the Edina Historical Society along with the adjacent Cahill School
Cahill School is a one-room schoolhouse now located in Tupa Park near Minnesota State Highway 100 and Eden Avenue in Edina, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest remaining building in Edina, and served as a schoolhouse, church, community ce ...
, which are open for tour by appointment.
See also
* List of Grange Hall buildings
Notable Grange Hall buildings are or were meeting places of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry and include buildings, such as the U.S. National Historic Landmark Oliver H. Kelley Homestead, which were otherwise strongly ass ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Hennepin County, Minnesota
References
External links
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Grange buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
Grange organizations and buildings in Minnesota
Museums in Hennepin County, Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in Hennepin County, Minnesota
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