National or State Registers Record
W10555 CTY HWY K
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Modern Woodmen of America Lodge |
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| Reference Number: | 100010443 |
| Location (Address): | W10555 CTY HWY K |
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| County: | Langlade |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Elcho |
| Modern Woodmen of America Lodge W10555 County Highway K, Town of Elcho, Langlade County Date of Construction: 1913 The Modern Woodmen of America Lodge constructed in 1913 for the Elcho Modern Woodmen of America and used by the Elcho Grange No. 671 from 1932-1966. The building represents the important role that the Modern Woodsmen, a fraternal benefit society, and the Grange, a social organization, played in the social history of Elcho and the surrounding area. Both organizations held their meetings there and it provided a space that was used as a community center for various recreational activities that served the larger public. Today, the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge continues to serve the area and is owned by the Elcho Historical Society. |
| Period of Significance: | 1913-1966 |
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| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
| Historic Use: | Recreation And Culture: Auditorium |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | Building |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 06/10/2024 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 02/23/2024 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |