Coolidge Woman's Club

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Coolidge Woman's Club
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Location240 W. Pinkley Ave., Coolidge, Arizona
Coordinates 32°58′44″N111°31′07″W / 32.97889°N 111.51861°W / 32.97889; -111.51861 (Coolidge Woman's Club) Coordinates: 32°58′44″N111°31′07″W / 32.97889°N 111.51861°W / 32.97889; -111.51861 (Coolidge Woman's Club)
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
ArchitectC. Lewis Kelley
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 90001524 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1990

The Coolidge Woman's Club, at 240 W. Pinkley Ave. in Coolidge, Arizona, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

It is a 67 by 34 feet (20 m × 10 m) adobe building, designed by Phoenix architect C. Lewis Kelley. [2]

It was the first building in Coolidge built for "public activities", and it "housed many civic groups and soon became the social center of the community." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Ina Reed (May 16, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coolidge Woman's Club". National Park Service . Retrieved October 23, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1928 and 1990

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