Tallulah Book Club Building
Tallulah Book Club Building | |
Location | 515 Dabney Street, Tallulah, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 32°24′22″N 91°11′14″W / 32.40624°N 91.18731°WCoordinates: 32°24′22″N 91°11′14″W / 32.40624°N 91.18731°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1930 |
Architect | William Stanton |
Architectural style | Mission Revival, Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001660[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1991 |
The Tallulah Book Club Building, located at 515 Dabney St. in Tallulah, Louisiana, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
It was designed by architect William Stanton in Spanish Revival/Mission Revival style.[2]
It has served as a women's clubhouse and as a lending library for the community and parish. It was originally named the Tallulah Literary Club, and was an organization founded in 1902 by a group of women. The building made them the only in Louisiana to own its own building.[2]
See also[]
- Tallulah Men's Club Building
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison Parish, Louisiana
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tallulah Book Club Building" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1991. Retrieved June 16, 2017. with three photos and a map
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Mission Revival architecture in Louisiana
- Buildings and structures completed in 1930
- Madison Parish, Louisiana
- Clubhouses in Louisiana
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Women's clubs in the United States
- Women's club buildings
- Libraries in Louisiana
- History of women in Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs