Willcox Women's Club

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]

Willcox Women's Club
Willcox Women's Club is located in Arizona
Willcox Women's Club
Location312 W. Stewart, Willcox, Arizona
Coordinates32°15′17″N 109°50′04″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byP. Howard Pregenzer
Architectural stylePueblo
MPSWillcox MRA
NRHP reference No.87000740[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1987

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]

References
  1. "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. 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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