The Country Woman's Club was founded in the unincorporated community of St. Bethlehem, Tennessee in 1922, as a monthly meeting at one of the member's houses. It expanded to 35 members who eventually moved to meet at the White's Creek Chapel School.[2]
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| Location | 2216 Old Russellville Pike, Clarksville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′00″N 87°18′07″W / 36.56667°N 87.30194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Log Cabin |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000549[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 2006 |
Its club building, built in 1927, is a Craftsman Style log building with a hipped roof, which was built by husbands of the club members.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1] It was deemed
important in the woman's club movement, as a visible reflection of the consciousness of gender-specific activities and community roles. It also represents the relative educational, intellectual, political, and civic interests of rural Montgomery County women during the twentieth century. Architecturally the building is a fine example of a twentieth-century log building with Craftsman influence. The Country Woman's Club retains a high degree of architectural and historical integrity.[2]
The building is now within the city limits of Clarksville, Tennessee, which expanded.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Leslie N. Sharp (December 20, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Country Woman's Club". National Park Service. Retrieved October 16, 2018. With accompanying 18 photos from 2005