Woman's Club (Safford, Arizona)

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Woman's Club
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Location215 Main, Safford, Arizona
Coordinates 32°49′59″N109°42′35″W / 32.83306°N 109.70979°W / 32.83306; -109.70979 Coordinates: 32°49′59″N109°42′35″W / 32.83306°N 109.70979°W / 32.83306; -109.70979
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architect M.H. Starkweather
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Period Revival
MPS Safford MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002586 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1988

The Woman's Club in Safford, Arizona, United States, is located at 215 Main and was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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The building is constructed of cut stone in an ashlar pattern. It was designed by M. H. Starkweather (1891-1972) of Tucson. [2]

"The building is considered to have architectural significance at the local level for its representation of a late Bungalow style and as a work of a master. Accordingly, it is nominated under criterion "c." [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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woman's Club". National Park Service . Retrieved October 20, 2021. With Linda Laird (September 19, 1987). "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: Woman's Club".

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