View, Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall, Scotland County, North Carolina

Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall (Wagram, N.C.)

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Title:: View, Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall, Scotland County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Houses
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 5 x 7 inches
Item identifier:: SHPO-N-95-5-967
Created Date:: 1995
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Scotland County (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Provenance note:: Richmond Temperance and Literary Society established in 1855
Architectural note:: The unique hexagonal brick building features a wooden finial on the roof, consisting of an overturned wine glass on a Bible. It was restored in 1959 as accurately as possible after many years of neglect and decay.
Historical note:: Located in a section of present Scotland County, North Carolina settled about 1773, the Richmond Literary and Temperance Society Hall was built in 1855 and served as a meeting place for debates and literary discussions as well as a community library. The ceiling was once painted blue with a red star representing each member, which was painted black if the temperance vow was broken and white when the member died. The hall was restored in 1959 as accurately as possible after many years of neglect and decay. Probably the only building in North Carolina built to house a temperance society, the Temperance Society Hall remains a symbol of the moral and cultural attitudes of a begone society. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Wagram (N.C.)
Subjects:: Community centers
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places