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St. Cecilia Music Center

Buildings and structures completed in 1894National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, MichiganRenaissance Revival architecture in Michigan
StCeciliaSocietyBuildingGrandRapidsMI
StCeciliaSocietyBuildingGrandRapidsMI

The St. Cecilia Music Center, built in 1894 as the St. Cecilia Society Building, is a performance space located at 24 Ransom Avenue NE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. As of 2019, the building continues to house a musical performance space, ran by the original organization which built it.

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St. Cecilia Music Center
Ransom Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids

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Ransom Avenue Northeast
49503 Grand Rapids
Michigan, United States
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