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| Location | 1002 Washington Street SE,Olympia, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°02′23″N122°53′53″W / 47.039722°N 122.898056°W /47.039722; -122.898056 |
| Built | 1908 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002565[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1979 |
TheWoman's Club of Olympia was founded inOlympia, Washington, United States, in 1883. It is one of the oldestwoman's club on the West Coast. Founding members included Mehitable Elder,Pamela Case Hale, Mary Hartsock, Janet Moore, Phebe Moore, Mary Shelton, Ella Stork, Abbie Howard Hunt Stuart, and Sarah E. Whitney.[2] Its first president,Mrs. A.H.H. (Abbie Howard Hunt) Stewart, a college graduate and a veteran of the Women's Club in Boston, was a "driving force" in the club's organization and was known as the "Mother of Women's Clubs" for having founded other clubs, too.[3]
Of note was the club's early operation of Olympia's only library facility from 1896–1909 and subsequent assistance obtaining aCarnegie Library grant for a public library.[2] A grant of $25,000 was obtained in 1903, which like other Carnegie grants included requirements for the local community to meet, and led to the building in 1914 of theOlympia Public Library. The library had 900 books when it was turned over to the city to operate in 1909.[4]
As of 2018[update] the club is still active.[5] It is a member of theGeneral Federation of Women's Clubs.[6]
The Woman's Club of Olympia was built in 1908.[6] It replaced the original clubhouse purchased in 1900 that was destroyed by fire in 1907.[2] Members raised $2,500 for the new clubhouse.[2] The current building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1979 asWoman's Club.[1] It is a three-storyhipped roof building, 53 by 55 feet (16 m × 17 m) in plan.[3] It is also known as theAbigail Stuart House.[6]
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