Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Country Woman's Club
Tennessee
Historical Commission
and the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
November 27, 1927
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 27, 1927.
Location. 36° 33.986′ N, 87° 18.118′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Old Russellville Pike north of Rossview Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2216 Old Russellville Pike, Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wilma Glodean Rudolph (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Dance Floor (approx. one mile away); Dunbar Cave: a place of abundant life (approx. one mile away); Dunbar Cave: The Resort Years (approx. one mile away); Native American use of the cave entrance (approx. one mile away); Dunbar Cave Through the Years (approx. one mile away); Dunbar Cave's Swan Lake (approx. one mile away); Roy Acuff (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.
Regarding Country Woman's Club. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the site:
… Built in 1927, the Country Woman's Club building is an excellent and intact vernacular Craftsman style clubhouse designed to house club meetings and activities. It is also significant in architecture for its log construction using local materials. The husbands of the women club members built the club out of recycled logs from a barn on one of the member's farms and stone from a cabin on another local farm. …
Also see . . .
1. Country Woman's Club. National Register of Historic Places registration form (PDF) and photographs (PDF) for the site. (Submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Country Woman's Club (Clarksville, Tennessee). Wikipedia entry on the club and its meeting house. (Submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Country Woman's Club: brief history. A brief account of the club written for its 80th anniversary in 2002. Digitally published (with permission) by Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Historic Preservation. (Submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.