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Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
89001150

Added to NRHP
  
21 August 1989

Built
  
1915

Opened
  
1915

Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme

Location
  
239 E. Scott St., Port Hueneme, California

Architectural style
  
Bungalow style/craftsman

The Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme is located at 239 E. Scott St. in Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California. It is a historic club whose building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Club

In 1989, the club was the oldest women's clubhouse in all of Ventura County and was still active. It was founded in 1909 by 15 women with goals to improve the town and to create a library. The club opened a library in 1909 at the A.O.U.W..

Clubhouse

The Bungalow style clubhouse building was opened in 1915 as a clubhouse and library. It served as the town's library until 1935.

In 1935 it succeeded in having a regular public library opened.

Also known as Women's Improvement Club, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing site.

References

Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme Wikipedia