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Country Woman's Club (Clarksville, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°34′00″N 87°18′07″W / 36.56667°N 87.30194°W / 36.56667; -87.30194 (Country Woman's Club)
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Country Woman's Club
Country Woman's Club (Clarksville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Country Woman's Club (Clarksville, Tennessee)
Location2216 Old Russellville Pike, Clarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°34′00″N 87°18′07″W / 36.56667°N 87.30194°W / 36.56667; -87.30194 (Country Woman's Club)
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Log Cabin
NRHP reference No.06000549[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 2006

The Country Woman's Club was founded in the unincorporated community of St. Bethlehem, Tennessee in 1922, as a monthly meeting at one of the member's houses. It expanded to 35 members who eventually moved to meet at the White's Creek Chapel School.[2]

Its club building, built in 1927, is a Craftsman Style log building with a hipped roof, which was built by husbands of the club members.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1] It was deemed

important in the woman's club movement, as a visible reflection of the consciousness of gender-specific activities and community roles. It also represents the relative educational, intellectual, political, and civic interests of rural Montgomery County women during the twentieth century. Architecturally the building is a fine example of a twentieth-century log building with Craftsman influence. The Country Woman's Club retains a high degree of architectural and historical integrity.[2]

The building is now within the city limits of Clarksville, Tennessee, which expanded.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Leslie N. Sharp (December 20, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Country Woman's Club". National Park Service. Retrieved October 16, 2018. With accompanying 18 photos from 2005