Woman's Club of Upper Montclair

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Woman's Club of Upper Montclair
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Location200 Cooper Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°50′21″N74°12′24″W / 40.83917°N 74.20667°W / 40.83917; -74.20667
Built1924 (1924)
Architect Francis A. Nelson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs
NRHP reference No. 12000594 [1]
NJRHP No.5108 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 2012
Designated NJRHPJuly 9, 2012

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. [1] [3] It was listed as part of the Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [4]

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History

The club was started on Thursday, October 4, 1900, led by Mrs. Robert Hoe Dodd (1842–1927). It was called The Thursday Club, after the day of the week when they met. In 1901, the name was changed to the Woman’s Club of Upper Montclair (WCUM) and the club became a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs. They wrote and adopted a constitution on March 31, 1902. [5] [6] The club was incorporated in 1920 and became a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1921. [6] [7]

Clubhouse

The Colonial Revival clubhouse was designed by architect Francis A. Nelson, a resident of the community, and completed in 1924. The two-story central part has a side-gabled roof and the two-story wings have a front-gabled roof. The entrance features three pairs of French doors. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#12000594)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 13.
  3. Schultz, Ellen Freedman (July 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woman's Club of Upper Montclair". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
  4. Kelly, Deborah Marquis; Schultz, Ellen Freedman (July 2009). "Clubhouses of New Jersey Women's Clubs". National Park Service.
  5. Schultz (2011), p. 12.
  6. 1 2 "About Us". The Woman's Club of Upper Montclair.
  7. Schultz (2011), p. 16.
  8. Schultz (2011), p. 4.