Parkersburg Women's Club

Parkersburg Women's Club
Front and northern side
Location 323 9th St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′2″N 81°33′20″W / 39.26722°N 81.55556°WCoordinates: 39°16′2″N 81°33′20″W / 39.26722°N 81.55556°W
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1860
Architectural style Italian Villa
Governing body Private
Part of Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001782[1]
Added to NRHP October 8, 1982

Parkersburg Women's Club is a historic clubhouse located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built between about 1860 and 1879, as a private home in the Italian Villa style. It is a two-story, frame building with a very low-pitched hipped roof. It features a one-story wraparound porch. It has housed the Parkersburg Women's Club since 1921.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parkersburg Women's Club". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ↑ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.