C.S.P.S. Hall | |
Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
Location: | 381-383 Michigan Street Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Coordinates: | 44.9353°N -93.1161°W |
Built: | 1887, 1917 remodeling |
Architect: | Raymond P. Pavlecka (1917 remodeling) |
Added: | February 17, 1977 |
Refnum: | 77000763 |
The C.S.P.S. Hall, also known as Czech Hall or as CSPS Sokol Hall, is the home of the Czech-Slovak Protective Society Hall — a recreation center and meeting house used for social events, including Sokol events; important to the cultural preservation of Czech and Slovak immigrants in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The C.S.P.S. was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1854, and, like other immigrant societies, began by offering a kind of insurance program, which provided for members when they were ill and covered funeral expenses.[2]