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

Woman's Improvement Club

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025

1. Woman's Improvement Club Marker

Inscription.
This Craftsman Style building, based upon a Welsh church, was built in 1913. The all-volunteer organization was founded in 1899 to improve the community through numerous innovative service projects.

Architect: Thomas E. Preston
Contractor: R.P. Mussetter

Erected by Corona Historic Preservation Society. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 33° 52.205′ N, 117° 34.018′ W. Marker is in Corona, California, in Riverside County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and East 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 South Main Street, Corona CA 92882, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Corona (approx. ¼ mile away); Corona's 1-Mile Diameter Grand Boulevard Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (approx. half a mile away); Corona's Final Road Race - Start/Finish Line April 8, 1916

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Corona Founders (approx. 0.7 miles away); Corona High School (approx. ¾ mile away); Corona Historic Preservation Society (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corona.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025

2. Woman's Improvement Club Marker

This Clubhouse built in 1913 by Woman's Improvement Club of Corona has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior November 3, 1988

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

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025

3. Woman's Improvement Club Clubhouse

In Memory of Helen Brame 1909-2007 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, March 20, 2025

4. In Memory of Helen Brame 1909-2007

Benefactor and active member of Woman's Improvement Club of Corona from 1985-2007

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 24, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.