Gloucester Women's Club Explained

Gloucester Women's Club
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 20, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:036-0031
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:On U.S. 17, Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4122°N -76.5197°W
Architecture:Colonial
Added:January 24, 1974
Refnum:74002117

Gloucester Women's Club, also known as Long Bridge Ordinary, is a historic women's club located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and is a -story, three-bay, gable roofed frame Colonial era dwelling. A lean-to addition was built in the 19th century. The building is believed to have been originally constructed for commercial purposes. The property hosted the county fair after 1913, and in 1919 the building and surrounding acre of land were acquired by the Gloucester Women's Club.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

External links

24 photos, 11 measured drawings, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gloucester Women's Club . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. October 1973. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo