Grange Halls of Washington State
Posted October 6, 2014 at 5:38 am by Tim Dustrude
Grange Hall Suggestions, published in 1928 by the National Grange
SJI Grange #966 is sponsoring a program on Grange Halls of Washington State, Wednesday, October 15, at the Grange Hall
Holly Taylor, a historic preservation consultant from Vashon Island and a doctoral student at UW, will talk about her recent research on the history and preservation of grange halls. She has visited and documented over 200 grange halls in Washington State, looking at characteristics of both purpose-built halls, and those (like the San Juan Island hall) that were originally built for other uses such as schools, churches, clubhouses and commercial buildings.
Her presentation will touch on Progressive-era history of the Grange, consider why Washington State (still!) has more Grange members than any other state, and explore preservation issues related to rural and small-town community buildings.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
San Juan Island Grange Hall
Potluck at 6:00 pm
Program begins at 7:00 pm
Map by Michele Savelle. Closely associated with farming regions, grange halls are clustered in river valleys in western and central Washington, and widely dispersed across the eastern part of the state.
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