Woman's Club of Coconut Grove
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The Woman's Club of Coconut Grove (also known as the Housekeepers Club) is a historic woman's club in Miami
, Florida
. It is located at 2985 South Bayshore Drive.
The Housekeepers Club, which was the original name of the club, was founded in 1891 by Flora McFarlane.
The first public school building in Miami-Dade county
, built in 1889, was the original meeting place. The current clubhouse was built in 1921 and designed by the renowned architect Walter de Garmo.
On March 26, 1975, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is located at 2985 South Bayshore Drive.
The Housekeepers Club, which was the original name of the club, was founded in 1891 by Flora McFarlane.
The first public school building in Miami-Dade county
First Coconut Grove School
The First Coconut Grove School is a historic school in Miami, Florida. It is located at 3429 Devon Road. The first public school in Miami-Dade county began in 1887 in Coconut Grove. In 1889 the school moved to this schoolhouse which was located across from what is now Peacock Park...
, built in 1889, was the original meeting place. The current clubhouse was built in 1921 and designed by the renowned architect Walter de Garmo.
On March 26, 1975, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.