Smithville Valley Grange No. 1397 - Smithville Flats, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 23.904 W 075° 48.512
18T E 433458 N 4694328
You can see this as a church or a Grange, now it is a Community Center
Waymark Code: WMPEAW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 3

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"Smithville Valley Grange No. 1397, also known as First Universalist Society Church and Smithville Community Center, is a historic grange hall at Smithville Flats in Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1842 as a church and converted for use as a grange hall in 1921. The building is in the Greek Revival style."

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"The New York State Grange was founded in 1873. There are more than 187 local Granges in New York State with a total membership of over 7,000...The Grange is primarily an organization for small rural communities. "
Street address:
NY 41
Smithville Flats, NY USA


County / Borough / Parish: Chenango

Year listed: 1998

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Agriculture, Social History, Architecture Greek Revival

Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Historic function: Religion, Social Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Current function: Social Meeting Hall

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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