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The Grange and Fraternal Hall



THE GRANGE AND FRATERNAL HALL (1874)
233 FRONT STREET
THE DANVILLE GRANGE WAS A FARMERS' ASSOCIATION AND
THE HUB OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LATE 1800's AND EARLY
1900's, THE GRANGE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING MANY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VALLEY OVER THE YEARS, SUCH AS
SAN RAMON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, A PUBLIC LIBRARY,
STREETLIGHTS, AND THE RAILROAD. THE GRANGE PROVIDED
SOCIAL LIFE FOR FARM FAMILIES ISOLATED ON THEIR FARMS.
THERE WERE POTLUCKS AND DANCES ON SATURDAY NIGHTS.
HARVEST FEASTS WERE HELD AT THE GRANGE PARK LOCATED
IN FRONT OF THE HALL. THE CURRENT SECOND FLOOR IS THE
ORIGINAL PART OF THE STRUCTURE. THE BUILDING IS NOW
OWNED BY THE TOWN OF DANVILLE AND FUNCTIONS AS
AN ART GALLERY AND THEATRE.
DEDICATED 2004 ON THIS SITE BY THE
SAN RAMON VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY




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