Knights of the Maccabees Hall

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Knights of the Maccabees Hall
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Location4270 NY 21, Cheshire, New York
Coordinates 42°53′58″N77°15′59″W / 42.89944°N 77.26639°W / 42.89944; -77.26639 Coordinates: 42°53′58″N77°15′59″W / 42.89944°N 77.26639°W / 42.89944; -77.26639
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
NRHP reference No. 13000371 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 13, 2013

Knights of the Maccabees Hall, also known as Cheshire Meeting Hall, is a historic meeting hall located at Cheshire, Ontario County, New York. It was built in 1898, and is a 1/1/2-story, rectangular, frame building with a front-gable roof and clad in clapboard siding. It measures 36.6 feet wide and 65 feet long and rests on a stone and concrete foundation with basement. In addition to the Knights of the Maccabees, the building also hosted a local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Cheshire Grange, who purchased the building in 1920. The building has hosted numerous community events. [2] :3, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/10/13 through 6/14/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-21.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2015-11-01.[ permanent dead link ]Note: This includes Preston Pierce (June 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Knights of the Maccabees Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs