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| + | Image:Slide 3797-99 W25th - GAR Hall Brooklyn Post.jpg|'''Grand Army of the Republic''' (GAR) hall<br><small>3797-99 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio<br>Brooklyn Post #368<hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | ||
| + | Image:Slide 3797-99 W25th - GAR Hall Brooklyn Post (in background) Masonic Hall dedication.jpg|Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall (1932)<br><small>(The GAR appears in the background of this Masonic Hall ground breaking photo)<hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | ||
Image:Photo_Demolition_of_old_GAR_hall.jpg|'''Brooklyn Post GAR'''<br>Demolition of the old hall<br><small><hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | Image:Photo_Demolition_of_old_GAR_hall.jpg|'''Brooklyn Post GAR'''<br>Demolition of the old hall<br><small><hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | ||
Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|'''Brooklyn Post GAR'''<br>Hall cornerstone (March 21, 1944)<br><small>West 25th and Garden<br>''1861-1865 One Country and One Flag<br>Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty''<br><hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | Image:Photo_Brooklyn_Post_GAR_hall_cornerstone_(Mar_21,_1944).jpg|'''Brooklyn Post GAR'''<br>Hall cornerstone (March 21, 1944)<br><small>West 25th and Garden<br>''1861-1865 One Country and One Flag<br>Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty''<br><hr>Source: [[Ruth Ketteringham Collection]]</small> | ||
Revision as of 01:04, 6 March 2010
Grand Army of the Republic, Brooklyn Post no. 368
- 3797-99 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
- Established as a gathering place for Brooklyn Centre Civil War veterans and their auxiliary groups such as the Women's Relief Corps. which attended to widows and orphans.
- Prior to the Brooklyn Branch library moving into its permanent home on Mapledale Ave., it was located in one half of the lower floor of the GAR building, while a barbershop was in the other half. In 1934, Kroger's Grocery found a home here, too.
- Additionally, various church groups found a temporary home here such as the Christian Science Church, Church of St. Phillip the Apostle, and the Mission Lutheran Church.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall
3797-99 West 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio Brooklyn Post #368 Source: Ruth Ketteringham Collection |
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) hall (1932)
(The GAR appears in the background of this Masonic Hall ground breaking photo) Source: Ruth Ketteringham Collection |
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Brooklyn Post GAR
Hall cornerstone (March 21, 1944) West 25th and Garden 1861-1865 One Country and One Flag Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty Source: Ruth Ketteringham Collection |
Brooklyn Post GAR
Opening of the cornerstone (March 21, 1944) Miss Irene Pennighton, Mrs Daisy Chandler, Mrs Summers, Mrs Alta Hoyt witnesses Source: Ruth Ketteringham Collection |
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