Col. Jacob M. Campbell Camp #14
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Camp History
Emery Fisher Post # 30
Is located in Johnstown at Locust Street and Gazebo Place across from Central Park downtown. It was built as a clubhouse style gathering spot for Civil War veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic organization. The building was constructed in 1893 to replace an earlier building that was destroyed in the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The Grand Army of the Republic chapter, which once had more than 300 members. It features Romanesque details including three heavy round stone arches and carved stone sculpture representing military hardware including artillery, cannon, swords and bullets. The building has had a historical connection with the three major floods that occured in Johnstown. The most recent flood was 1977 which caused damage to the building's basement and first floor areas.
The Buliding has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Interior and a plaque is located on the facade of the building.
A plaque on the building reads:
Central Park Law Building
Formerly
The Grand Army of the Republic Hall
Built in 1892 by Union Veterans of the Civil War
To replace an earlier structure
Destroyed in the Johnstown Flood of 1889
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior.
Address:132 Gazebo ParkJohnstown, PA USA15901
Year of construction: 1893
Monthly Meetings
We meet the 2nd Sat. of every month at the Johnstown G.A.R. Building