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	Lodge Zare Zapadu #44
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 from the east
Nearest city	Hayward, Minnesota
Coordinates	43°36′29.7″N 93°10′9″W / 43.608250°N 93.16917°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1909
Architect	J.R. Lukes
NRHP reference No.	86000479
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1986

Lodge Zare Zapadu (Glow of the West) #44, known locally as Yellow Brick Hall^[2] and also known as Bohemian Brick Hall and Z.G.B.J. Council Hall #44, is a historic clubhouse of the Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota serving the Czech-American community in rural Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.^[3]

It is located on County Road #30 about 2.5 miles north of Myrtle in the southeastern part of Freeborn County.^[4] It was built in 1909 and cost approximately $3,300.^[4]^: 2

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] It was deemed significant as the last surviving one of three fraternal lodge buildings serving immigrants from Bohemia that was located in southeastern Freeborn County. It was a social and cultural center that had an annual festival and parade, and it provided insurance to its members.^[4]^: 3

In 1985, the stage area of the hall still included a historic mural painted by a Mr. Avery early in the 1900s depicting Karlstejn Castle in Bohemia.^[4]^: 2

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Motsinger, Motsinger (June 2016). "Zare Zapadu No. 44". Members in Action. Western Fraternal Life. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= ( help)
^ Freeborn County Historical Society (1999). Freeborn County, Minnesota. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9780738503035.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Norene A. Roberts (July 24, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 / Bohemian Brick Hall". National Park Service. with three photos from 1984

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Motsinger-2] Motsinger, Motsinger (June 2016). "Zare Zapadu No. 44". Members in Action. Western Fraternal Life. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= ( help)

[Freeborn-3] Freeborn County Historical Society (1999). Freeborn County, Minnesota. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 9780738503035.

[nrhpdoc-4] Norene A. Roberts (July 24, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 / Bohemian Brick Hall". National Park Service. with three photos from 1984

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