Kirkland Woman's Club
Kirkland Woman's Club | |
 The front entrance of the clubhouse | |
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| Location | 407 First Street,Kirkland,Washington98033 |
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| Coordinates | 47°40′42″N122°12′31″W/ 47.67833°N 122.20861°W |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | John Hanford Wester |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Website | www |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 89002321[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 1990 |
TheKirkland Woman's Clubis awomen's clubinKirkland, Washington.Their clubhouse building was completed in 1925 and listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1990.[2]
History[edit]
The club was founded in 1920 when eight women met and established a charter with theGeneral Federation of Women's Clubs.The building was completed in 1925 through community support: theBurke & Farrardevelopment company gifted the land, local architect and future mayor John Hanford Wester donated the plans, and local high school shop students made the bookshelves.[3]
The building initially served as Kirkland's first public library with donated books and offered free well baby visits with a pediatric clinic. During theGreat Depression,the group provided food and clothing to needy families and the building hosted musical events,parent–teacher associationmeetings, and aCamp Fireclub. The club paid off their mortgage in 1937 and the library moved across the street to city hall in 1948.[3]The club continues to provide annual scholarships to local high school students.[4]
In 1999, the group donated a tiered fountain to local cemetery, a civic project that had been proposed in the 1880s but never funded until then.[5]In 2015, the group received support from theWashington Trust for Historic Preservationto secure the pair of chimneys to the roof in order to stabilize them and avoid collapse.[6]
The facilities in the clubhouse are rented out for wedding receptions, funerals, and birthdays.[2]A number of civic organizations without their own building have also met at the location including theKiwanisandAmerican Legion.[7][3]
Architecture[edit]
The clubhouse is a wood one-storyvernacularbuilding with exterior brick chimneys on each end. The front of the building has a central entry bay with three double-leafFrench doorsand a large ramp that replaced the original two steps. The large windows are composed of multi-lightcasementunits separated by woodmullions.The low-pitched roof has agablerunning parallel with the front of the building andoverhangingeves with aboxed cornices.[3]
The interior consists of a clubroom to the left of the entrance and a front entry and library room to the right, in what is now a combined room. A kitchen and storage room are located to the rear of the building. There are two fireplaces, a smaller one in the library with a stonevoussoirand a larger one in clubroom with a brick voussoir containing a decorativekeystone.The rooms havecoved ceilingswith oak flooring and the original flower-shaped light fixtures.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"National Register Information System – Kirkland Women's Club (#89002321)".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.November 2, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 27,2024.
- ^abWatson, Kendall (May 21, 2008)."Not much has changed since 1920 for city's oldest club".Kirkland Reporter.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
- ^abcdeNast, Patti (August 1989). Leonard Garfield (ed.)."National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kirkland Woman's Club".National Register of Historic Places.National Archives.RetrievedFebruary 27,2024.
- ^"Scholarships awarded to high school students at Kirkland Woman's Club".Kirkland Reporter.June 30, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
- ^Whitely, Peyton (December 10, 1999)."A fountain flows in Kirkland: Long-sought cemetery feature will be dedicated tomorrow".The Seattle Times.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
- ^"Wenatchee Valley Museum Awarded $1,000 Grant".KPQ-FM.December 9, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
- ^Sundberg, Bonnie (September 15, 2016)."Kiwanis Club of Kirkland installs new president and raises money for local kids".Kirkland Reporter.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
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