Tennille Woman's Clubhouse

The Tennille Woman's Clubhouse, at 132 Smith St. in Tennille, Georgia, was built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Tennille Woman's Clubhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	132 Smith St., Tennille, Georgia
Coordinates	32°56′16″N 82°48′45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1922
Built by	J.A. Mills, contractor
Architectural style	American Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	98000815[1]
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1998

Tennille Woman's Club

The Tennille Women's Club was founded in 1914 as a sewing club. It later took on civic projects and was incorporated in 1920 when it became a member of the Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. It "federated with the state and national program in 1921 after undergoing an application review in which the club had to be certified as being non-political and non-sectarian and being devoted to promoting better communities." In 1998 it was still active with about 40 members.[2]

The building

Built in 1922, Tennille Woman's Clubhouse is one-story log building, purpose-built to serve as a clubhouse. It is built in the Craftsman Style.[2]

Its south room was the founding location of the first public-supported library in Washington County, which later moved.[2]

See also

• Dawson Woman's Club, Dawson, Georgia, another log building women's clubhouse, also NRHP-listed

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.; Josephine N. Cummings (May 19, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tennille Woman's Clubhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2018. With accompanying 13 photos from 1997