Hodgenville in Larue County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Hodgenville Women's Club

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025

1. Hodgenville Women's Club Marker

Inscription.
Hodgenville
Women's Club
Organized 1919

This property
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 5, 1919.

Location. 37° 34.399′ N, 85° 44.398′ W. Marker is in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in Larue County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Square (U.S. 31E) and South Lincoln Boulevard (U.S. 31E), on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Square. The marker is to the right of the front entrance of the Women's Club Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Lincoln Square, Hodgenville KY 42748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Larue County World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Ladies Lincoln League (a few steps from this marker); Larue County / County Officials --- 1843 (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln - As - A - Boy Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Miles South of this town Abraham Lincoln was born ... (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse Burned (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln and Hodgen's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Hodgenville Christian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hodgenville.

Regarding Hodgenville Women's Club. Excerpts from the Hodgenville Women's Club Nomination Form:

The Women's Club was organized on April 5, 1919 with the purpose of bettering the community through social, civic, and arts projects. Mrs. C. J. Hubbard was instrumental in forming the group whose slogan was "Better Hodgenville." Activities of the Club in the 1920s and 1930s included improvements in the city cemetery, assisting the

Hodgenville Women's Club Building. Marker is to the right of the red door. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025

2. Hodgenville Women's Club Building. Marker is to the right of the red door.

Red Cross, sponsoring local entertainment and lectures, organizing tree plantings in the city and promoting Lincoln's heritage in the county. No other similar group was in existence in Hodgenville in these years and the Club's membership boasted some of the town's most leading citizens.

In 1921, the group voted to purchase a lot and building on the south side of the square and funds were raised throughout the 1920s to complete a clubhouse. Until the early 1930s meetings of the club were held in various residences but by 1934 sufficient funds had been raised to complete the present structure. The original brick building on this site was razed with the exception of a rear one-story wing. This wing was incorporated into the new building for use as the Club's kitchen. The Club's new building was a stone veneer building with Colonial Revival influences and the interior was designed for meeting space and offices for the club. Federal funds in the amount of $2,646 were utilized to provide for WPA labor while the Club raised $1,500 for materials. Completion of the bụilding occurred in 1934 with the formal opening taking place on April

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15, 1935.

Also see . . . Hodgenville Women's Club Registration Form (pdf). Certified by Davile L. Morgan, State Historic Preservation Officer, Kentucky Heritage Officer 11/19/1990 (Submitted on April 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.