{"nrhp_refnum":"96001079","name":"American River Grange Hall No. 172","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2720 Kilgora Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rancho Cordova","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.600791712000046,"lon":-121.27543119299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, T-shaped, wood-frame Greek Revival Grange hall at 2720 Kilgore Road in the Rancho Cordova area of Sacramento County, California, built in 1882 by Grange members.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its association with the Grange (Order of Patrons of Husbandry) and its role as a meeting hall that bound together a sparsely settled agricultural community. It is described as the oldest continuously used Grange hall in Sacramento County. Integrity of the exterior and the large open interior rooms is rated very good.","narrative":"Built in 1882 on land donated by Grange member James Cornell, this two-story, T-shaped wooden hall on Kilgore Road in the Rancho Cordova area has served as a Grange meeting place ever since. Members supplied donated materials and their own labor, with Rodman and carpenter Carl Harvelson named as builders. The building has white lapped siding, a cast concrete block foundation, two-over-two double-hung windows, and an intersecting gabled roof. Downstairs are a kitchen and dining area; upstairs is a large hall with wood wainscot. The American River Grange incorporated in 1873 and met in the Fifteen Mile House before building its own hall. The hall hosted debates, dances, parties and community events, and the Grange let the nearby Kinney School use its horse sheds. It is the oldest continuously used Grange hall in Sacramento County, and it records the Grange's influence on a farming community between 1882 and 1946, even though commercial development has changed its surroundings.","period_of_significance":"1882-1946","architect_builder":"Rodman (Grange member); Harvelson, Carl (carpenter and Grange member)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use as a Grange hall and meeting place; described as in good condition with few alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.086779-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/96001079.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001079/359cb8b92b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001079/359cb8b92b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Asilvero","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_River_Grange_Hall_No._172.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Asilvero</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_River_Grange_Hall_No._172.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860541","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_River_Grange_Hall_No._172","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4744842"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/american-river-grange-hall-no-172-96001079/"}