Endowments; Community centers; Czech Americans--Social life and customs; New York (N.Y.); Husův Chrám a Dům (New York, N.Y.)
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Date
[April 19, 1915]
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 79
Note
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In 1914, Atherton Pisek and the Jan Hus community raised funds to open the Neighborhood House and in 1915, the church built its Neighborhood House to celebrate Czech culture: the folk music, the dance, marionette theatre, and music. Located on the eas ternmost portion of our building, the Neighborhood House was to be a cultural and social center for the Bohemian people, a place for art and music, job training, a dental clinic, clubs, athletics, language classes and more. While expanded beyond the Czech community, the Neighborhood House continues to promote music, theater, and culture." [SOURCE: "Jan Hus Presbyterian Church." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hus_Presbyterian_Church. Accessed 1 Oct. 2018.]