Kalmia Club

Last updated
Kalmia Club
39 York Street, Kalmia Club, Lambertville, NJ.jpg
Clubhouse of the Kalmia Club in 2024
Location map of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.svg
Red pog.svg
USA New Jersey location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location39 York Street, Lambertville, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°22′06″N74°56′40″W / 40.36833°N 74.94444°W / 40.36833; -74.94444 (Kalmia Club)
Builtc.1870
Built byJoseph Smith
Architectural style Vernacular Italianate
Part of Lambertville Historic District (ID83001602)
MPS Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs
NRHP reference No. 12000208 [1]
NJRHP No.5134 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2012
Designated CPJune 30, 1983
Designated NJRHPJanuary 4, 2012

The Kalmia Club is a women's club established in 1892 in the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. [3] [4] It has used the house at 39 York Street as its clubhouse since 1893. [5] The Italianate wood-frame house was built around 1870 and expanded in 1882. [6] It was listed as a contributing property of the Lambertville Historic District on June 30, 1983. [7] It was later added individually to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2012, for its significance in education, entertainment, and social history. [1] [8] The Kalmia Club was listed as part of the Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [9]

Contents

History

The club was established in 1892 by a group of local women and was first known as the Reading Circle. They discussed literature and cultural topics, led by their first president, Elie Erismann. In 1893, they started holding their meetings at 39 York Street and changed their name to the Kalmia Club, after the botanical name, Kalmia latifolia , of the mountain laurel. [3] [10] The club became a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs in 1897, and is also a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. [4] In 1995, they published the Lambertville Community Cookbook to raise funds for their community service projects, including scholarships for local young women. [11] [12] In 1996, they started the annual Hidden Gardens of Lambertville tour to raise funds for community projects. [13] [14]

Clubhouse

Kalmia Club entrance Kalmia Club, entrance, Lambertville, NJ.jpg
Kalmia Club entrance

The house was built by Joseph Smith and others around 1870 as a one-story frame schoolhouse, which became known as the Lambertville Seminary. [5] It was enlarged in 1882 into a two-story Italianate house with a gable-fronted roof. There is a two-story tower with a hip roof on the east side and a three-story tower with a mansard roof on the west side. It then became a Society of Friends Meeting House, with the entrance on two-story tower used by the Quaker women, and the entrance on the three-story tower by the Quaker men. [6] The Kalmia Club has used it for their meetings since 1893. According to the nomination form, this may be the first local women's clubhouse in the state. [5] The Society of Friends deeded the building to the club in 1910. [15] It is now painted in the club colors, pink and green. [16] There is a large public meeting room on the first floor and a meeting room on the second floor. [17]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunterdon County, New Jersey</span> County in New Jersey, United States

Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 census, the county was the state's 18th-most populous county, with a population of 128,947, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 598 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 128,349, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,360 (5.2%) from the 121,989 counted in the 2000 census. Its county seat is Flemington. The county is part of the Central Jersey region of the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey</span> Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,560, a decrease of three people (−0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 4,563, which in turn reflected an increase of 85 (+1.9%) from the 4,478 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flemington, New Jersey</span> Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Most of the borough is located in the Amwell Valley, a low-lying area of the Newark Basin, and the Raritan Valley, the South Branch of the Raritan River, which flows through the center of Flemington. Northwestern portions of the borough sit on the Hunterdon Plateau. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,876, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 295 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,581, which in turn reflected an increase of 381 (+9.1%) from the 4,200 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey</span> Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Franklin Township is a township in central Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,267, an increase of 72 (+2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,195, which in turn reflected an increase of 205 (+6.9%) from the 2,990 counted in the 2000 census. Most of the township lies on the Hunterdon Plateau with only the eastern section along the South Branch Raritan River being on the lower part of the Newark Basin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frenchtown, New Jersey</span> Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Frenchtown is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Frenchtown is located along the banks of the Delaware River on the Hunterdon Plateau, 32 miles (51 km) northwest of the state capital of Trenton. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,370, a decrease of three people (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,373, which in turn reflected a decline of 115 (−7.7%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambertville, New Jersey</span> City in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Lambertville is a city within Hunterdon County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 4,139, an increase of 233 (+6.0%) from the 3,906 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected an increase of 38 (1.0%) from the 3,868 counted at the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raritan Township, New Jersey</span> Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Raritan Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 23,447, an increase of 1,262 (+5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 22,185, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,376 (+12.0%) from the 19,809 counted in the 2000 census. The township is located within the heart of the Amwell Valley and Raritan Valley regions, as the South Branch of the Raritan River flows through the center of the township. The northwestern portion of the township is located on the Hunterdon Plateau.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockton, New Jersey</span> Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Stockton is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough sits on the Delaware River at the western end of Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 495, a decrease of 43 (−8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 538, which in turn reflected a decline of 22 (−3.9%) from the 560 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Amwell Township, New Jersey</span> Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

West Amwell Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,005, a decrease of 835 (−21.7%) from the 2010 census count of 3,840, which in turn had reflected an increase of 1,457 (+61.1%) from the 2,383 counted in the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Hunterdon Regional High School</span> High school in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

South Hunterdon Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students in seventh though twelfth grades from three communities in southern Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District. It has been the smallest public high school in the state. Students attend the school from Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell Township. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James W. Marshall House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The James W. Marshall House, located at 60 Bridge Street in the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, United States, was the boyhood home of James W. Marshall. Marshall's discovery of gold in the American River in California in January 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in architecture and history. It now serves as the headquarters for the Lambertville Historical Society, and is open to the public as an historic house museum.

The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The program is administered by the New Jersey's state historic preservation office within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge</span> United States historic place

Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek near the border between the Hunterdon Plateau and Amwell Valley located in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As the last historic covered bridge in the state of New Jersey, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974 for its significance in engineering and transportation. It was added as a contributing property to the Covered Bridge Historic District in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambertville House</span> Historic house in New Jersey, United States

The Lambertville House is a historic building located at 32 Bridge Street in the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The stone section was built in 1812 by Captain John Lambert. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1978, for its significance in architecture, commerce, and communications. It was listed as a contributing property of the Lambertville Historic District on June 30, 1983. Today, it is a hotel with restaurant and business meeting rooms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambertville Historic District</span> Historic district in New Jersey, United States

The Lambertville Historic District is a 198-acre (80 ha) historic district encompassing the community centered around the intersection of Route 29 and Route 179 in the city of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983, for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, and settlement. It includes 680 contributing buildings, and two contributing structures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge</span> United States historic place

The New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge on Shoddy Mill Road in New Hampton of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It crosses the Musconetcong River between Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County and Washington Township, Warren County. It was designed by Francis C. Lowthorp and built in 1868 by William Cowin of Lambertville, New Jersey. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1977 for its significance in engineering, industry and transportation. It is one of the few early examples of iron Pratt truss bridges remaining in the United States. It was later documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1991. It was added as a contributing property to the New Hampton Historic District on April 6, 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge</span> United States historic place

The Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge on School Street crossing the Spruce Run in Glen Gardner of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was designed by Francis C. Lowthorp and built in 1870 by William Cowin of Lambertville, New Jersey. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1977 for its significance in engineering, industry and transportation. It is one of the few early examples of iron Pratt truss bridges remaining in the United States. It was later documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">District No. 98 Schoolhouse</span> United States historic place

The District No. 98 Schoolhouse, also known as the Stockton School, is a historic school located at 19 South Main Street in the borough of Stockton in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 2005, for its significance in education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Market–Linvale–Snydertown Historic District</span> United States historic place

The New Market–Linvale–Snydertown Historic District is a 160-acre (65 ha) historic district located along NJ 31, Linvale, Snydertown, and Woodsville Roads in the communities of Linvale, formerly known as New Market, and Snydertown in the townships of East Amwell and West Amwell in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998, for its significance in architecture, commerce, settlement, and community development. The district includes 33 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and one contributing object.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woman's Club of Upper Montclair</span> United States historic place

The Woman's Club of Upper Montclair is a women's club started in 1900 in the Upper Montclair section of the township of Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The clubhouse, located at 200 Cooper Avenue, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 2012, for its significance in social history from 1924 to 1940. It was listed as part of the Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs Multiple Property Submission (MPS).

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#12000208)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Breuning, Kate (April 18, 2021). "The Kalmia Club Through the Years". Lambertville Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Our History". The Kalmia Club. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  5. 1 2 3 Kelly (2011), p. 11.
  6. 1 2 Kelly (2011), p. 4.
  7. Gibson, David; Bauer, Steven (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lambertville Historic District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04. With accompanying 29 photos, from 1983
  8. Kelly, Deborah Marquis (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kalmia Club". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos.
  9. Kelly, Deborah Marquis; Schultz, Ellen Freedman (July 2009). "Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs". National Park Service.
  10. Kelly (2011), p. 8.
  11. Coleridge, Jennifer (April 28, 1995). "Cooking up tradition and memories". Courier News . p. 2. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  12. "Community Outreach". The Kalmia Club. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  13. Weber, Jeff (June 12, 2008). "Stop and smell the Hidden Gardens of Lambertville". Courier News. p. 41. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  14. "Annual Hidden Gardens of Lambertville Tour". The Kalmia Club. 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  15. Kelly (2011), p. 12.
  16. Kelly (2011), p. 5.
  17. Kelly (2011), p. 15.