Dania Hall (Racine, Wisconsin) Explained

Dania Hall
Architectural Style:	Neoclassical
Location:	1019 State Street Racine, Wisconsin
Completion Date:	1876
Architect:	Chandler and Park

Dania Hall was a historic gathering place for people of Danish heritage in Racine, Wisconsin. Located at 1019 State Street,^{[1] [2]} it was built by Society Dania, an organization formed in 1867 to aid Danish immigrants in learning language and customs.^[3] The structure, completed in 1876, featured a large meeting room, where there were dinners, dances and performances by the Singing Society and Dania Dramatic Club. In the early years the facility also had a Danish school and library.^[4] In 1976 it was the site of a reception for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Prince Henrik.^[5]

There were Dania Halls in other parts of the country, including Hudson, Wisconsin

^[6] Minneapolis, Minnesota;^[7] Livermore, California^{[8] [9]} and Modesto, California.^{[10] [11]}

External links

Racine, Wisconsin

• Dania Hall 01
• Dania Hall 02
• Dania Hall 03

Other locations

• Dania Hall: Hudson, WI
• Dania Hall: Livermore, CA
• Dania Hall: Minneapolis, MN
• Dania Hall: Modesto, CA

42.7314°N -87.7925°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=40491 Dania Society
2. http://preview.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963814&dsNavOnly=N:1159&dsRecordDetails=R:HI11364 Architecture and History Inventory
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=GWxQBg7uyWQC&dq=%22dania+hall%22++library+stage+history+of+racine+library&pg=PA431 The history of Racine and Kenosha Counties, (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879) p. 431.
4. http://genforum.genealogy.com/wi/messages/24726.html The grassroots history of Racine County, (Racine,WI: Racine County Historical Museum, 1978).
5. http://racine.wi.net/tourfp.html Tour of Racine: 83. Dania Hall
6. http://www.daniahall.com/ Dania Hall (Hudson, WI)
7. [Dania Hall (Minneapolis)|Dania Hall (Minneapolis, MN)]
8. http://livermore.patch.com/groups/cooking-cowgirlss-blog/p/bp--celebrating-100-years-in-downtown-livermore-the-dania-hall Dania Hall (Livermore, CA)
9. http://shaking-leaves.blogspot.com/2011/05/those-places-thursday-dania-hall.html Dania Hall (Livermore, CA)
10. http://mjc4life.org/versions/v72/popups/locationinfo.cfm?locationid=121& Dania Hall (Modesto, CA)
11. http://jfj2k.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/gl-and-lodge-history-april-6-2008-update.pdf Dania Hall (Modesto, CA)