Drammen Farmers' Club

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LocationCounty Highway 13, Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°19′40″N96°22′58″W / 44.32778°N 96.38278°W / 44.32778; -96.38278 Coordinates: 44°19′40″N96°22′58″W / 44.32778°N 96.38278°W / 44.32778; -96.38278
Built1921
NRHP reference # 80004539 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

The Drammen Farmers' Club is a meeting hall built in 1921 by a purely social (rather than religious or political) club to host events for a sparsely populated agricultural community in Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. [2] After long service as a local community center, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and became the town hall for the township.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Roth, Susan (May 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Drammen Farmers' Club". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-04-15.