Title	Country Woman's Club: kitchen
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2005
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Country Woman's Club
National Register Reference	06000549 listed 2006/07/05
Community Name	Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a kitchen inside a log building; counters and cabinets on the lower half of the wall are wood; above cabinets is a long shelf with various pitchers and beverage canisters; on the countertop are three pineapples and various other packages; two doors at the back wall; metal trash can and the side of a white refridgerator visible on left; ceiling fan and brown floor; red countertop on left
Historical Notes	Built in 1927, The Country Woman's Club is an excellent and intact vernacular craftsman-style log building. Its two rooms are designed to house club meetings and activities. The Club began in 1922 with the women meeting monthly for lunch at one of the member's houses to "provide social enjoyment" with other rural women who did not "have the same privileges as city residents in the social world." Their first outside-the-home meeting space was the White's Creek Chapel School. The schoolhouse needed work, so the women renovated it to meet their needs. Like the current building the women had a meeting room and a kitchen. Thus began the Country Woman's Club that is still going strong today in Montgomery County. In 1927, the women bought new property on which they raised money and built a new clubhouse. Today, the Club continues to use its building as a gathering place.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Women -- Societies and clubs Historic buildings -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Clubs Clubhouses Kitchens
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Country Woman's Club: kitchen

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