Dublin Core
Title
Windsor Locks Memorial Hall (Windsor Locks, Connecticut)
Description
Funded by Charles E. Chaffee, the Windsor Locks Memorial Hall was erected as the gathering place for the Grand Army of the Republic's Post No.67, an organization for Union veterans. The group's official name was the JH Converse Post, dedicated to fallen soldier Joseph H. Converse. When local deacon Jabez H. Hayden sold the land to the GAR, he included a clause stating the land must be used as a soldier's memorial forever or turned over to the town's orthodox congregational church. This clause has facilitated the continued preservation and use of the building as a meeting hall for veterans today. On the last Sunday of each month, guided tours are offered to allow exploration of the building and its history.
Source
american,sitebuilding
Date
1891-06-10
Contributor
ka88@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
2063
Date Created
1890-01-01
Date Issued
1891-06-10
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,41.92513,-72.62725;
Rights Holder
Architect: Frederick S. Newman
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Windsor Locks Memorial Hall
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Windsor_Locks_Memorial_Hall_
Monument Type
Memorial hall
Erected by
GAR Post No.67
Funded by
Charles E. Chaffee
Run by
Windsor Locks War Veterans Memorial Inc.
Material
Munson granite
Inscription
Near front entrance: 1890 / Soldiers Memorial Hall/built by / Charles E. Chaffee / and presented by him / to / J.H. Converse Post / No 67 G.A.R/In memory of those who went from / Windsor Locks and lost their lives / in the service of Our Country / in the late Civil War.
Cost
Land: $3,500, Structure: $12,000
State
Connecticut
County
Hartford
Affiliation
Union
City
Windsor Locks