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