Perseverance Hall No. 4: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Perseverance Hall No. 4, was a white-built and managed Masonic lodge erected between 1819 and 1820. It is the oldest Masonic temple in Lousiana and is significant in the areas of religion, philosophy, and Masonic historic places. It's historic significance is based on its use for dances, where black jazz performers and bands reportedly played for black or white audiences. Although the building was used for social functions such as weddings and balls where jazz musicians performed, these uses have only been occasionally documented, perhaps becuase many pertinent masonic records have been destryoyed. During the early 1900's some bands, such as the Golden Rule Band, were barred from appearing at Perseverance Hall No.4, apparently becuase management considered them too unidignified for the place. Various organizations, both black and white, rented Perseverance Hall No. 4 for dances, concerts, Monday night banquets, and recitals. The building also served as a terminal point for Labor Day parades involving white and black bands. During the 1920's and 1930's, well past the formative years of jazz, various jazz bands played there.

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