C.S.P.S. Hall | |
![]() C.S.P.S. Hall from the southeast | |
Location | 381-383 Michigan Street Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°56′7″N 93°6′58″W / 44.93528°N 93.11611°W |
Built | 1887, 1917 remodeling |
Architect | Raymond P. Pavlecka (1917 remodeling) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000763 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 1977 |
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. [2]
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. [3]