Hollywood Women's Club

Built 1927, listed in the National Register of Historic Places 1995
500 N. 14 Avenue, Hollywood

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Hollywood Women’s Club
Image Courtesy of the Hollywood Historical Society

Hollywood Women’s Club, 2011
Image Courtesy of Broward County Libraries Division

Detail of Main Entry Portico
Hollywood Woman’s Club
Image Courtesy of the Broward County Historical Commission

The Hollywood Women’s Club is a fine example of wood frame vernacular architecture with Colonial Revival details. It was designed by architect Frederic A. Eskridge and was constructed by general contractor, C. E. Payne, and completed August 5, 1927. It is a gable-front frame structure and has a Greek Revival entry with an overall Cape Cod style. It was built on two lots donated by Joseph W. Young, developer of the City of Hollywood. Organized in 1922, the Hollywood Women’s Club functioned as a community center. The early officers were wives of members of the J.W. Young organization who wanted to establish normal community life as they had known it in the Midwestern states from which they came.

The club house has been continuously occupied by the Hollywood Women’s Club. The club has served over the years as a public library, a voting place and a building for the community to hold educational, cultural and social gatherings, as well as frequent charity fund raising and political events. The building has been carefully maintained by the members and remains relatively unchanged.​​