Anthony Reckless Estate

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Anthony Reckless Estate
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The Woman's Club in 2013
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Location164 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Coordinates 40°20′48″N74°03′55″W / 40.3465402°N 74.0653189°W / 40.3465402; -74.0653189
Built1870
Architectural style Italianate, Central hall plan
NRHP reference No. 82003286 [1]
NJRHP No.2046 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1982
Designated NJRHPFebruary 2, 1982

The Anthony Reckless Estate, now the Woman's Club of Red Bank, is a historic house in downtown Red Bank, New Jersey. It was completed in 1870 and it was added to both the National Register of Historic Places and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1982. [3]

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History

Anthony Reckless was a prominent Red Bank resident who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1860 to 1865. He founded the New Jersey Standard newspaper and was president and treasurer of the New York and Long Branch Railroad. [3]

In 1870 he built the house on what was then a much larger estate. In 1910, the house was moved to make room for a Presbyterian church. The Woman's Club of Red Bank was founded in 1917 and bought the house and turned it into a clubhouse in 1921. [3]

The club used the COVID19 shutdown in 2020 to catch up with repairs. Today, it offers programming including book clubs, panel discussions, tango classes, and a mom's group. [4]

Architecture

The Italianate style villa has bracketed eves and three bays. A central pavilion forms the middle projecting bay. The entire front of the house has a porch and the interior follows a central hall plan. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  Anthony Reckless Estate (#82003286)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 16. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Murray, Kathleen (August 31, 1981). Terry Karschner (ed.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Anthony Reckless Estate". National Archives . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. Wulfhorst, Elizabeth (November 13, 2020). "Literary Doors Open at Woman's Club of Red Bank". Two River Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.