Women's Club
National Register of Historic Places

Women's Club

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
July 21, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
79002935

About this property

The Woman's Club of El Paso was founded in the late nineteenth century, and during that time was the only woman's organization in El Paso, Texas. The Woman's Club also allowed women in El Paso to become involved in community service and activism. The building which is the home for the club is located on 1400 N. Mesa Drive, and was erected in 1916.

Location

1400 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.76732, -106.49492

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 79002935. It was listed on July 21, 1979.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
Pre Contact
0.3 mi
Sunset Heights Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Killing of John Wesley Hardin, El Paso TX
1895Frontier
0.7 mi
Pueblo Revolt – Otermín's Retreat to El Paso 1680
1680Colonial
0.7 mi
Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
0.8 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
0.8 mi

Questions about this property

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

Women's Club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Women's Club?

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

What is the period of significance for Women's Club?

The period of significance for Women's Club is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1400.

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