Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse
Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse | |
Location | 1626 Wauwatosa Ave. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°03′09″N 88°00′26″W / 43.05247°N 88.00711°W |
Built | 1924-1925 |
Architect | Kirchoff & Rose |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98000828[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 1, 1998 |
The Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse is located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2][3]
Wauwatosa Woman's Club
[edit]The Wauwatosa Woman's Club was founded in 1894. It was incorporated in 1907.[4] The stated purpose of the club was “The social and intellectual development of women through a free interchange of thought, by a course of careful study, essays and discussions.” In 1914 Emerson D. Hoyt donated the lot on 1626 Wauwatosa Avenue for a clubhouse, with the provision that the structure also be used as a museum to preserve the early history of Wauwatosa. Hoyt also stipulated that the woman's club members would need to raise $10,000 within two years' time. The project faltered with onset of World War I, but the women were given an extension and ultimately raise the required amount.[4] The clubhouse become a social center for the women of Wauwatosa.[5] The club remains active.[4]
Building
[edit]The Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse was designed by Kirchhoff & Rose in the Colonial Revival style and completed in 1925. The building is two stories, with a hip and deck roof. The walls are clad in red brick with white trim. The front entrance is sheltered by a portico supported by Tuscan columns and pilasters. Behind it, the center bay is framed in brick quoins. Many windows are topped with a keystone design and framed in a shallow brick arch. The eaves are trimmed with a modillioned cornice and a large pediment tops the center bay. The clubhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ a b c "WWC Memoirs". Wauwatosa Woman's Club. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse - Wauwatosa, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Prof. Frederick I. Olson (1997-07-11). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wauwatosa Woman's Club Clubhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-11-19. With 11 photos.
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Colonial Revival architecture in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures completed in 1925
- Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- History of women in Wisconsin