Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224

The Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224, also known as Bohemian Hall or Tolstoj Sokol Lodge,[1] is a historic building in rural Linn County southeast of Scio, Oregon, United States, that was built in 1911.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1995.[2] It historically served as a meeting hall for the Czech community. The lodge organized a Czech school, in addition to hosting concerts, dances, Sokol events and Fourth of July celebrations.[3]

Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	37091 Richardson Gap Rd., Scio, Oregon
Coordinates	44°39′37″N 122°48′10″W
Built	1911
Architectural style	Vernacular Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001098
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1995

The building is on Richardson Gap Road, which is named for a gap between Franklin Butte and Rodgers Mountain that separates the valleys of Thomas and Crabtree creeks.[4]

See also

• Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota
• Czech-Slovak Protective Society

References

1. "Tolstoj Sokol Lodge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 1, 1994. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
3. Czech Footprints In Oregon
4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 809. ISBN 978-0875952772.

External links

• Media related to Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 at Wikimedia Commons
• Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 NRHP Registration Form
• Images from NRHP nomination
• Historic images of Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 from the University of Oregon digital collections
• Historic images of the Bohemian Hall Covered Bridge a former nearby bridge crossing Crabtree Creek named for the Z.C.B.J. lodge