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Brighton Grange Hall, 263 Brighton Dam Road at New Hampshire Avenue, Brighton, Montgomery County, MD

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Brighton Grange Hall, 263 Brighton Dam Road at New Hampshire Avenue, Brighton, Montgomery County, MD

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Summary

Significance: The only extant Grange Hall in Montgomery County, and one of the few in the State. Its presence at the crossroads of this small farming community was a reflection of the economic development of this once agriculturally based area. The Grange Hall was the center of the community's educational, political and social activities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
Survey number: HABS MD-1018
Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1935 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1991 Demolished

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1935
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Patrons of Husbandry
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C, historian
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