Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Women’s Improvement Club
Circa 1914
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 16, 2022
1. Women’s Improvement Club Marker
Women's Improvement Club has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 19.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ventura County Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 34° 8.952′ N, 119° 11.855′ W. Marker is in Port Hueneme, California, in Ventura County. Marker is at the intersection of Scott Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Scott Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 E Scott St, Port Hueneme CA 93041, 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. Bank of Hueneme (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gerberding / Moranda House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hueneme Slough (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bard Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bard Mansion (approx. 0.6 miles away);
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 16, 2022
2. Women’s Improvement Club Marker
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Regarding Women’s Improvement Club.
Ventura County Historical Landmark statement of significance:
No. 19 - Port Hueneme Women's Improvement Club. Built 1915. Designated November 1972.
National Register No. 89001150, August 1989.
Location: 239 Scott Street, Port Hueneme.
The Hueneme Women's Improvement Club was organized in 1906 for the purpose of maintaining a library and improving the streets and houses of the town. In 1915 Mrs. Thomas R. Bard gave the land and the club building to the organization. The club building contained a library in the west room and a meeting room on the east side. After the city library was built in 1935 the partition was taken down and the one large room became the meeting place for organizations. The Women's Improvement Club still maintains the building, Ventura County's oldest continuously used women's clubhouse.
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 16, 2022
3. Women’s Improvement Club
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 16, 2022
4. Women’s Improvement Club
courtesy of the Hueneme Historical Society and the Museum of Ventura County
5. Women's Improvement Club, Hueneme
"Cottage built in 1915. Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme formed October 1909. Women's club room at right of doorway; Hueneme Library at left of doorway; tennis court in rear. Declared an Historical Site in 1972 by Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board. "
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 18, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on March 19, 2022.
