
The Danville Junction Grange # 65 is a building which has served the community of Danville, a village in Auburn, Maine for 118 years. The building was erected by members of the Grange between 1898 and 1901 to serve as their meeting hall. The two story building is essentially vernacular in style but reproduces the functional plan common to many Grange buildings of this period. Throughout the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries the Grange, or Patrons? of Husbandry, was an important social and fraternal organization with an emphasis on agricultural education. Its influence was widespread ? ultimately 588 individual Granges were established in the state between 1873 and 1985 - but the focus of each Grange was on assisting the local communities. Not only was the Grange Hall a place for the grange members to hold their meetings, in many communities, including Danville, it became a center for community activity. Although interest in the Grange began to wane after World War II, the Danville Junction chapter remained strong and active, having absorbed Grange members from neighboring communities. The Danville Junction Grange # 65 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, at the local level of significance, for its current and past role in the social and entertainment history of Danville Junction. The Danville Junction Grange was listed in the National Register on April 5, 2016