Willcox Women's Club

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Willcox Women's Club
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Location312 W. Stewart, Willcox, Arizona
Coordinates 32°15′17″N109°50′04″W / 32.25472°N 109.83444°W / 32.25472; -109.83444 (Willcox Women's Club) Coordinates: 32°15′17″N109°50′04″W / 32.25472°N 109.83444°W / 32.25472; -109.83444 (Willcox Women's Club)
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byP. Howard Pregenzer
Architectural stylePueblo
MPS Willcox MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000740 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1987

The Willcox Women's Club was incorporated in 1916 which allowed the club to own property. [2] The club was a member of the Arizona State Federation of Women's Clubs. [3] The Willcox Women's Club raised money during the 1920s to build the clubhouse, and donated land to the city in a deal for the Works Progress Administration to build the building. [4]

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The Building

The Willcox Women's Club at 312 W. Stewart in Willcox, Arizona, was a W.P.A. project begun in 1934 and completed in 1936. [5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It was deemed significant as the only example of Pueblo Revival style in Willcox. [4] The building is also referred to as the Willcox Women's Community Center. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Kathy Klump Chiricahua Regional Research Center. "Life in Willcox 100 years ago -- 1916". Arizona Range News. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. The Register of women's clubs. 1922. pp. 64–65.
  4. 1 2 Linda Laird & Assoc. (August 1986). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Willcox Women's Club". National Park Service . Retrieved October 27, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  5. "Willcox Women's Community Center - Willcox AZ". Living New Deal. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. "Willcox Women's Club - Willcox, AZ". Waymarking.

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