The Casa Grande Woman's Club Building, at 407 N. Sacaton Street in

Casa Grande, Arizona , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = Casa Grande-Casa Grande Union High School-1920-2.jpg , imagesize = 250px , image_caption = Historic Casa Grande Union High School which now serves as the ...

, USA, is an historic women's club building which was listed on the

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in 1979.

The Casa Grande Woman's Club

Originally organized as the "Current Events Club" in 1913, the name was quickly changed to The Casa Grande Woman's Club and they joined the

General Federation of Women's Clubs The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), founded in 1890 during the Progressive Movement, is a federation of over 3,000 women's clubs in the United States which promote civic improvements through volunteer service. Many of its activities ...

. The same year the Club founded the town's first library, an institution which they ran until 1953. In 1921 the women organized a free school lunch program. In 1962 they organized the ''Casa Grande Valley Historical Society''. The Casa Grande Woman's Club disbanded in 2006.

Building

The Casa Grande Woman's Club Building was designed by Tucson architect

Henry Jaastad Henry O. Jaastad (1872–1965) was an influential Tucson, Arizona architect. His firm created over 500 buildings and Jaastad was Mayor of Tucson for 14 years. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for ...

and built by Michael Sullivan. It is a cobblestone-faced building, With built in 1924 in the

Pueblo Revival The Pueblo Revival style or Santa Fe style is a regional architectural style of the Southwestern United States, which draws its inspiration from Santa Fe de Nuevo México's traditional Pueblo architecture, the Spanish missions, and Territorial ...

style. The Club Building was constructed with stones donated by club members, obtained from the nearby desert. In 1997 the Woman's Club sold the building to Casa Grande for $1.00. The building underwent a complete restoration which was completed in 2001, and won the Arizona Main Street award for Best Historic Rehabilitation in 2002, and the Governor's Honor Award in 2003. The wooden entrance sign was restored in restored 2014.

Gallery

File:Casa Grande Woman's Club 2.JPG, Casa Grande Woman's Club File:Casa Grande Woman's Club 5.JPG, Casa Grande Woman's Club seen from the northeast

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casa Grande Woman's Club Building Women's club buildings in Arizona Cobblestone architecture National Register of Historic Places in Pinal County, Arizona Buildings and structures completed in 1924 Women's clubs in the United States Women's organizations based in the United States Pueblo Revival architecture in Arizona History of women in Arizona