The Progressive Club

	The Progressive Club
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3377 River Rd., Johns Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°40′35″N 80°2′32″W / 32.67639°N 80.04222°W
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Jones, Esakia
NRHP reference No.	07001109
Added to NRHP	October 24, 2007

The Progressive Club is a historic clubhouse located at Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The Club itself was formed in 1948.^[2] The club house was built in 1963, and provided a home for Esau Jenkins' Progressive Club's legal and financial assistance program, adult education program, and dormitory lodging. It also served as a community recreational, child care, meeting place and grocery store. The building was built to house a "Citizenship School" where adult education classes and workshops enabled African-American citizens to register, vote, and become aware of the political processes of their communities.^[3]^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

Gallery of images

What remains of the club today
A view of the front of the club
A sign about restoration of the club
An appeal to save the club
Front of Historical Marker
Back of Historical Marker

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jones Handal, Leigh. "Do You Know Your Lowcountry? The Progressive Club". The Post and Courier. The Post and Courier. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ Rebecca Starr and Mary Watson (February 1982). "The Progressive Club" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
^ "The Progressive Club, Charleston County (3377 River Rd., Johns Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Jones Handal, Leigh. "Do You Know Your Lowcountry? The Progressive Club". The Post and Courier. The Post and Courier. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[nrhpinv-3] Rebecca Starr and Mary Watson (February 1982). "The Progressive Club" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-06-01.

[scdah-4] "The Progressive Club, Charleston County (3377 River Rd., Johns Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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