{"nrhp_refnum":"10001068","name":"Patriotic Order Sons of America Washington Camp 422","other_names":["Women's Society of Christian Service Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"465 S Sterling Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dreher Township","county":"Wayne County","state":"PA","lat":41.275122536000026,"lon":-75.33155373399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story rectangular frame meeting hall at the intersection of State Route 191 and Osborn Road in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, built in 1904 for the Patriotic Order Sons of America Washington Camp 422. A stone cold-cellar to the west is a contributing structure.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hall has been the focal point of community activity in this rural township for its whole existence, and that it reflects the social life of rural fraternal organizations during the period 1904-1946. Its use and appearance are described as largely unchanged, and it is the only Wayne County POS of A building the camp built and owned itself.","narrative":"Built in 1904 as a meeting hall for Washington Camp 422 of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, this two-story frame building stands at the junction of State Route 191 and Osborn Road in rural Dreher Township, Wayne County. The camp had met for fifteen years in the upper floor of a general store before members purchased ground and raised their own hall. The building holds an open meeting room on the first floor and a large second-floor hall with a peephole in its doors, used to check the identity of members. The camp hosted oyster dinners, organized Memorial Day and Columbus Day ceremonies, distributed flags to schools, and fielded a brass band that performed at community events. Later owners, including a Methodist women's society and church congregations, continued community dinners and gatherings. The hall is regarded as a significant reference for rural social life in the early twentieth century, with its form and use largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1904-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Used by the Greene-Dreher Historical Society as a meeting hall and artifact display since 2006.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.428276-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/10001068.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001068/09f70bb845-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001068/09f70bb845-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PATRIOTIC_SONS_OF_AMERIC_WASHINGTON_CAMP_422;_DREHER_TWP,_WAYNE_COUNTY,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PATRIOTIC_SONS_OF_AMERIC_WASHINGTON_CAMP_422;_DREHER_TWP,_WAYNE_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995299","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Order_Sons_of_America_Washington_Camp_422","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15265692"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/wayne-county/patriotic-order-sons-of-america-washington-camp-422-10001068/"}