National Register of Historic Places

Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme

Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California
Listed
August 20, 1989
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89001150

About this property

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. 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. 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. National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest "LANDMARKS / COUNTY HISTORICAL SITES : Monument to Decades of Improvement"; by Kathleen Williams, Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1992.

Location

239 E. Scott St.
Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California
34.14944, -119.19772

Categories

EDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme listed on the National Register?

Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1989.

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Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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