The Grange Hall at 5130 Powell Rd. about 100 years ago. originally the building was a Baptist Church and was converted to a hall in 1914 after the church was abandoned. A hundred years ago Powell Rd. was known as Mt. Alverno Rd. Today the Grange is offices.
A special thanks to good friends Walt Alford and Sheila Withelder, president of the Aston Twp. Historical Society. I could not find the address for Grange Hall on line and Walt drove past the building and Sheila confirmed it's address.
CHESTER
TIMES
August 5, 1914
TO DEDICATE GRANGE HALL
Village Green Farmers Ready
to Occupy Re-modelled $12,000 Building Thursday Night
The members of Village Green Grange
will dedicate their new $12,000 hall on the Mount Alverno Road, at Village
Green on Thursday evening, an elaborate program having been prepared for the
special occasion. The committee on
arrangements comprises the following officers of the Grange: Master George, D. Armstrong, Secretary L. D.
Pancoast and Lecturer Florence Pancoast.
The program that has been prepared for
the occasion includes addresses by State Grange Master William T. Creasy, A. G.
C. Smith county superintendent of schools, John G. MacSparron, Past State
Grange Lecturer, who represented the Pennsylvania Granges in Europe last year
to study the question of farmers’ credits, and Mr. Durnall, who has charge of
the Swarthmore college farm. It is also
expected that large delegations will be present from Bethel, Brookhaven,
Concord, Birmingham and Newtown Square Granges.
The Village Green Grange’s new
building was formerly the Village Green Baptist Church property. The building, which is constructed of stone,
was extensively remodeled at a cost of about $1,000 and the present value of
the structure, which occupies a tract of ground 150 by 300 feet, with spacious
shed in the rear for the accommodation of carriages and automobiles is
estimated at $12,000.
DIRECTED BY TRUSTEES – The work of
remodeling the building was done under the direction of George G. Dutton,
Howard Dutton and Edward E. Conn, trustees of the Grange. The meeting room, which is on the second
floor, has been handsomely equipped with Grange furniture. A library room and a cloak room are located
in the fear of the meeting room. A
spacious ante-room, two kitchens, one equipped with a range and the other
containing a closet filled with plenty of dishes. There are also two rooms in the front part of
the first floor, one for children and the other to be used as a waiting
room. The main apartment on the first
floor will be used as a dining room. The
main apartment on the first floor will be used as a dining room. The trustees also propose to construct a
large portico at the front of the hall.
The Village Green Grange, which has a
membership of about one hundred and fifty, is nearly ten years old. The regular meetings are held on the first
and third Thursday nights of the month.
The Delaware county Farmer’s Institute will meet in the new hall during
next February. A course of lectures will
be given on that occasion by prominent Grangers. The Village Green Grange also proposes to
hold a corn show in the hall in November.
The annual excursion of the Grange will be given to Augustine Beach on
Thursday of next week. A new piano has
been ordered for the new Grange Hall.
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*Genealogy Workshop Sep 12, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Middletown Free Library, 464 S Old Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063 Come learn about Genealogy or get help with your current research! Feel free to bring your own laptop/tablet, but we do have a few to borrow. | | |
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University City: From Streetcar Suburb to Meds & Eds Sep 13, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Zoom- registration required University City is at the Crossroads of Change & Creativity. The eastern portion of West Philly is a repository of 3 centuries of development, landing in the 21st century as a verdant oasis of access and innovation. The diversity of University City offers a model for all of Philadelphia. $10-15 single session, full series tickets available $70-100 | | |
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*CPCRS Dialogues | Tara Dudley Sep 14, 12:00 PM Zoom- registration required Tara Dudley's work reflects an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cultural resources with a focus on 19th C. American design, African American architectural history, historic preservation, & material culture. | | |
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*Kennedy: The Great Space Race Sep 14, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tinicum Memorial Public Library, 620 Seneca St, Essington, PA 19029 This program discusses the great courage it took for the newly elected President to challenge America to put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The challenge was done before America was even able to send a man in orbit around the earth. | | |
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*The SS United States: The Hidden History of America's Enduring Flagship Sep 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Zoom- registration required The SS United States Conservancy leads the global effort to save and repurpose America’s Flagship, the SS United States. The Conservancy raises public awareness and financial resources for the historic vessel's maintenance, restoration and ultimate reuse. | | |
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Society Hill & INHP Walking Tour Sep 17, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Philadelphia, 5th St & Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Join us for a tour that will focus on the contested interplay of planning and preservation in these post-World War II projects--particularly as they unevenly affected existing community members along lines of race and class--and the role that members of the Carpenters’ Company played. $10-15 | | |
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