C.S.P.S. Hall (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

The C.S.P.S. Hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA was built during 1890-91 and expanded twice in the next two decades. It was a social and cultural center of the local Czech-Slovak Protective Society (C.S.P.S.).[2] The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] In 2002 it was included as a contributing property in the Bohemian Commercial Historic District.[3]

C.S.P.S. Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	1103 3rd St., SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates	41°58′15″N 91°39′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890-91, 1900, 1908
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
Part of	Bohemian Commercial Historic District (ID02001539)
NRHP reference No.	78001237[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1978

The C.S.P.S. was an organization that began with offering a kind of insurance to members. The first lodge of the C.S.P.S. in Cedar Rapids was founded in 1879 and there were three by 1882.

The building is a local adaptation of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.[2]

The building was damaged in the 2008 flooding of Cedar Rapids,[4] but underwent a major renovation in 2011 that preserved its historic character.

Beginning in 1992, the building was used by Legion Arts, a nonprofit organization, to offer visual art displays, theatre, and concerts. This mission was taken over in 2020 by a new non-profit called CSPShall. [5]