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Bronxville Women's Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
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Location	135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, New York
Coordinates	40°56′30″N 73°49′36″W / 40.94167°N 73.82667°W / 40.94167; -73.82667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927
Architect	Penrose V. Stout
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	07001041
NYSRHP No.	11952.000230
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 3, 2007
Designated NYSRHP	August 13, 2007

Bronxville Women's Club is a historic women's club located in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York. Its building was constructed from 1927 to 1928 in the Colonial Revival style and was designed by noted local architect Penrose Stout (1887–1934). Its layout is that of a T-shape, constructed of stuccoed brick on a poured concrete foundation. The front elevation is one and one half stories with a central pavilion flanked by two smaller, recessed pavilions. It has a prominent slate-covered gable roof. The rear of the front section is two and one half stories tall. Most of the ground floor is occupied by an auditorium. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

The club, as an organization, was founded in 1925 by Anna Bisand, daughter of William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), one of the founders of Bronxville. The club exists today as a non-profit educational, social, artistic, and philanthropic membership-based organization.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Peter D. Shaver (July 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Bronxville Women's Club". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
3. "The Bronxville Women's Club: Website". thebronxvillewomensclubinc.org/. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26.

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