Banning in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse

Photographed By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

1. Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse Marker

Inscription. Built in 1915, the Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse is a frame building in the classical revival style with a plain entablature, simple doric columns, and palladian windows, as well as providing a meeting place for the woman's club, the socal and civic life of the growing Banning Community centered around the clubhouse for over 50 years.

This marker is dedicated to club founders Mrs. Ida Bird, Mrs. French Gilman, Mrs. Samina Carpenter, Mrs. Mary Ellis, Mrs. Joseph Fountain, Mrs. Floretta Fraser, Mrs. Octavina Hamilton, Mrs. John King, Mrs. Harriet Stone.

Erected 1992 by Riverside County Historical Commission, Billy Holcomb Chapter No. 1069, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 33° 55.577′ N, 116° 52.713′ W. Marker is in Banning, California, in Riverside County. Marker is at the intersection of West Hays Street and North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hays Street. Marker is located behind a wrought iron fence in

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front of the Woman's Club Clubhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 West Hays Street, Banning CA 92220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beaumont Library District (approx. 5.9 miles away); Saahatpa (approx. 8.4 miles away); Soviet Transpolar Landing Site (approx. 11 miles away); Estudillo Mansion (approx. 11.3 miles away); Transpolar Record Flight Site (approx. 12.3 miles away); Speed-of-Light Experiment (approx. 13.9 miles away); Hemet Maze Stone (approx. 14.3 miles away); Donaldson Futuro (approx. 14.3 miles away).

Regarding Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse. The city of Banning was originally named after Ransom Moore. As General Phineas Banning was one of southern California's leading business and political figures, Ransom Moore decided to change the name of the town of Moore to Banning in 1877 or 1878. SOURCE: Billy Holcomb Chapter 1069 35th Anniversary Plaque Book by Phillip Holdaway

Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

2. Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse

The marker can be seen through the fence to the right of the entrance steps.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

3. Banning Woman's Club Clubhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.