Delhi Coronet Band Hall Explained

Delhi Coronet Band Hall
Location:Third Street, Delhi, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.5979°N -95.2122°W
Built:1896
Refnum:84001687
Delisted:November 1, 2018

The Delhi Coronet Band Hall served as the venue for many social and political events in Delhi, Minnesota.[1] A community band raised money to build the 1600square feet hall on a stone foundation and played the first concert there on June 11, 1896.[2] On November 25, 1902, residents met in the band hall to incorporate as a city and the first elections were held there.[3] The single level wood-frame building with a false front and belfry eventually became the town hall and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1984.[4]

In 1997, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota warned that it was in a "seriously deteriorated condition" and was virtually the only building left in the business district which had been two blocks long.[5] It was removed from the National Register in 2018.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nord, Mary Ann. The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. 2003. 0-87351-448-3. registration.
  2. Book: Johnson, Jill A. . 2011 . Little Minnesota: 100 Towns Around 100 . . Adventure Publications . 35 . 9781591933199.
  3. Book: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn . 1916 . The History of Redwood County, Minnesota . . H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company . 511 . 9781591933199.
  4. Ockwig . Jerry . National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Delhi Coronet Band Hall . National Park Service . 1984-03-01.
  5. . September 1997 . Where is it? . Preservation Matters . 13 . 9 . 12.
  6. Web site: Weekly List 20181102 . November 2, 2018. National Park Service.