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The Silver City Woman's Club is a historic
women's club The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had always been a par ...
located at 411 Silver Heights Boulevard in Silver City,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. The club was founded in 1909, and it built its meeting house in 1935–36. Richard Tatsch designed the clubhouse in the Pueblo Revival style, which reflected the region's architectural history. The clubhouse provided two spaces for the club's community activities and private meetings; the former included distributing food to needy families and conducting child welfare inspections on behalf of the state, while the latter included self-improvement courses in music and literature. The women's club has continuously held its activities in the building since its construction; it has also provided a space for community meetings and large events. . The clubhouse was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on September 2, 2003. The
Carrizozo Woman's Club The Carrizozo Woman's Club, at 908 Eleventh St., Carrizozo, New Mexico is a woman's club. Its building was constructed in 1939 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It is Pueblo Revival in style. The building is L ...
and
Alamogordo Woman's Club The Alamogordo Woman's Club is a women's club based in New Mexico. It operates under the auspices of the New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs (NMFWC) (now known as GFWC New Mexico). The club was created to provide Alamogordo women a way to serve ...
were also listed then; all three originally were
Works Progress Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...
projects. The deterioration of the Carrizozo one, with its being identified as one of the Ten Most Endangered Properties in New Mexico, led to interest by preservationists and woman's club members in all three buildings. The club operates under the auspices of the New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs (NMFWC). (now known as GFWC New Mexico).


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, New Mexico This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, New Mexico, Unit ...


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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Pueblo Revival architecture in New Mexico Buildings and structures completed in 1936 Buildings and structures in Grant County, New Mexico Women's club buildings National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, New Mexico Women's clubs in the United States Women's organizations based in the United States History of women in New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub