Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse
Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse is located in Texas
Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse
Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse is located in the United States
Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse
Location575 Magnolia Ave., Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates30°05′11″N 94°06′15″W / 30.08639°N 94.10417°W / 30.08639; -94.10417 (Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Built byT.W. Thames
ArchitectC.C. McDonald
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.94000983[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1994

The Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse, at 575 Magnolia Ave. in Beaumont, Texas, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It has also been known as the Woman's Reading Club.[1]

It was deemed "historically significant for its long association with the development of cultural and social life in the city. Built shortly after the 1901 Spindletop oil discovery, the clubhouse provided a community cultural center with an auditorium and stage for housing educational activities, socials, banquets, dances, plays, musical concerts and art exhibits." The building was used for Red Cross fundraising and otherwise to support the World War I effort, and then again later to support the World War II effort.

It includes Classical Revival influences in its columns and pilasters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Katherine Slade-Allison (October 28, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woman's Club of Beaumont Clubhouse / Woman's Reading Club". National Archives. Retrieved May 22, 2018. With 10 photos, historic and from 1993. Downloading may be slow.


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