Brownfield in Terry County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Maids and Matrons Club

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Maids and Matrons Club Marker

Inscription. In 1906, three years after the founding of Brownfield, eleven women gathered together to form a club. Named Maids and Matrons, the club became primarily a study group in 1907, and the members founded the town's first library that year. Affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1915, the club continued to operate at the library and supported numerous civic causes. When the Kendrick Memorial County Library was organized in 1957, the club donated their 3,000-volume collection of books to form the nucleus of the institution's holdings.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3186.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 33° 10.629′ N, 102° 16.656′ W. Marker is in Brownfield, Texas, in Terry County. It is at the intersection of South 3rd Street and West Tate Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1602 E Buckley St, Brownfield TX 79316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Baptist Church of Brownfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel B. F. Terry / Terry's Texas Rangers (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Flame of Freedom" (approx. ¼ mile away); In Honor of Terry Co. Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); City of Brownfield (approx. ¼ mile away); Brownfield Municipal Power Plant (approx. 0.3 miles away); A.M. Brownfield Home (approx. half a mile away); Terry County's First Jail (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownfield.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 14, 2025

2. Maids and Matrons Club Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

3. Maids and Matrons Club Marker

This is a photo of the marker in its prior environs.

Maids and Matrons Club image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

4. Maids and Matrons Club

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on December 18, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2. submitted on December 18, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.