Summary
The Willcox Women's Club was incorporated in 1916 which allowed the club to own property.[2] The club was a member of the Arizona State Federation of Women's Clubs.[3] The Willcox Women's Club raised money during the 1920s to build the clubhouse, and donated land to the city in a deal for the Works Progress Administration to build the building.[4]
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| Location | 312 W. Stewart, Willcox, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 32°15′17″N 109°50′04″W / 32.25472°N 109.83444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Built by | P. Howard Pregenzer |
| Architectural style | Pueblo |
| MPS | Willcox MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000740[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 1987 |
The Building edit
The Willcox Women's Club at 312 W. Stewart in Willcox, Arizona, was a W.P.A. project begun in 1934 and completed in 1936.[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
It was deemed significant as the only example of Pueblo Revival style in Willcox.[4] The building is also referred to as the Willcox Women's Community Center.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Kathy Klump Chiricahua Regional Research Center. "Life in Willcox 100 years ago -- 1916". Arizona Range News. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ The Register of women's clubs. 1922. pp. 64–65.
- ^ a b Linda Laird & Assoc. (August 1986). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Willcox Women's Club". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Willcox Women's Community Center - Willcox AZ". Living New Deal. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Willcox Women's Club - Willcox, AZ". Waymarking.
External links edit
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