Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall

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Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall
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Location400 Blk. Lamarque St., Mandeville, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°21′20″N90°03′44″W / 30.35556°N 90.06222°W / 30.35556; -90.06222 (Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1895
NRHP reference No. 00001145 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2000

The Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall, in Mandeville, Louisiana, was built in 1895. It was home of the 1885-founded mutual assistance/social organization, the "Dew Drop Social and Benevolent No. 2 of Mandeville". it served as a meeting hall and as the venue for dances. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

It is located on the 400 block of Lamarque St. in Mandeville. [2]

It was deemed significant "as a major center of social life for African-Americans in the Mandeville area. It is also of significance within southern Louisiana as a rare surviving African-American benevolent association hall. Because all available evidence indicates that the building's heyday as a social center and benevolent association hall ended c.1940, that date is being used to end the period of significance." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved March 22, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 2000