Longview Women's Clubhouse

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| name = Longview Women's Clubhouse

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| image = Longview Women's Clubhouse 03.jpg

| caption = The clubhouse from Delaware Street

| alt = Brown wood building with multiple gables and a large stone chimney, surrounded by trees

| location = 834 21st Avenue, Longview, Washington 98632

| locmapin = Washington#USA

| map_alt = In the far southwest of Washington (state), near the Columbia River

| coordinates = {{coord|46|07|55|N|122|56|52|W|display=inline,title}}

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| built = 1935

| added = December 5, 1985

| architect = George MacPherson

| architecture = Rustic, Carpenter Gothic

| builder = Works Progress Administration

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| refnum = 85003018{{NRISref|2013a|dateform=|accessdate=February 27, 2024|refnum=85003018|name=Longview Women's Clubhouse}}

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| mpsub = Civic, Cultural, and Commercial Resources of Longview Thematic Resource{{NRISref|2013a|dateform=|accessdate=February 27, 2024|refnum=64000895|name=Civic, Cultural, and Commercial Resources of Longview Thematic Resource }}

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The Longview Women's Clubhouse is a historic building in Longview, Washington. The building was completed in 1935 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of a Multiple Property Submission.{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611003 |title=Survey-Inventory Form/Community Cultural Resource Survey: Longview Women's Clubhouse |last=Neuschwanger |first=Michael L. |author-link= |publisher=National Archives |website=National Register of Historic Places |date=March 31, 1985 |access-date=February 26, 2024}}

History

The Community Service Club was established in 1923, at the same time that the company town of Longview was being established. Originally the organization met in one of the dormitories built by the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The group was renamed and, in 1929, joined the National Federation of Women's Clubs.

During the Great Depression, the group constructed the clubhouse from corporate, individual, and government donations. The prime lots near Lake Sacajawea were donated by Long-Bell while the wood was donated by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, which had by then also opened a mill in Longview. The construction labor was provided from the Works Progress Administration, which completed the building in 1935.

Initially the women's club had a social welfare focus on supporting with new arrivals for Long-Bell, but it gradually became more of a social and philanthropic organization. The building was increasingly used for meetings of various non-profit organizations, blood drives, church services, and wedding receptions.

The clubhouse is now owned by the City of Longview and civic and political events are held in the building.{{cite web |title=District Court 2 Judge candidates square off on experience, goals |url=https://tdn.com/news/local/district-court-2-judge-candidates-square-off-on-experience-goals/article_76e03ea5-fbd7-5a74-8895-3f0b2230dbfb.html |newspaper=The Daily News |last=Brunell |first=Alex |author-link= |date=September 26, 2018 |accessdate=February 26, 2024 |url-access=limited}}{{cite web |title=Carolyn Long Launches New Bid for Congress in Southwest Washington |url=https://www.thestranger.com/2020/2019/07/10/40723181/carolyn-long-launches-new-bid-for-congress-in-southwest-washington |newspaper=The Stranger |last=Smith |first=Rich |author-link= |date=July 10, 2019 |accessdate=February 26, 2024}} Beginning in 2022, the building has been used for summer camps.{{cite web |title=Longview Parks and Recreation sees record-fast registrations for summer camps |url=https://tdn.com/news/local/longview-parks-and-recreation-sees-record-fast-registrations-for-summer-camps/article_24814a76-f89e-11ec-aa7b-c3a37700f270.html |newspaper=The Daily News |last=Day |first=Hayley |author-link= |date=June 30, 2022 |accessdate=February 20, 2024 |url-access=limited}}

Architecture

File:Longview Women's Clubhouse 02.jpg

Local architect George MacPherson designed the clubhouse in a rustic and carpenter Gothic architectural style. The exterior has rough sawn weather boarding and projecting purlin ends. The roof has stepping gables and a rubble chimney. The interior has a trussed great meeting room with ancillary wing stepping down to the rear with a kitchen.