Woman's Club of Palmetto, Mediterranean Revival clubhouse in Palmetto, Florida.
The Woman's Club of Palmetto occupies a concrete block and stucco building at 910 Sixth Street West, completed in 1930 with one- and two-story sections and modest Mediterranean Revival styling. Its architect was the husband of building committee chair Mrs. Fred Kermode, likely Palmetto's first architect. The building is a contributing property in the Palmetto Historic District.
The organization started in 1900 as the Village Improvement Association and received its official charter as a Women's Club in 1916 under local leadership. The current building complex was constructed in 1930 following a major redevelopment of the site.
The club began in 1900 as the Village Improvement Association and took its Women's Club charter in 1916. Its members campaigned for a Carnegie library, built in 1914 and now part of the Palmetto Historic District. The clubhouse itself dates from 1930.
The clubhouse stands at 910 Sixth Street West in Palmetto, with the 1914 Carnegie library the club helped secure also within the Palmetto Historic District. Both the clubhouse and that library are contributing buildings to the district, added to the National Register in November 1986, so a walk can take in both.
The architect was likely Palmetto's first, and he was commissioned after his wife, Mrs. Fred Kermode, chaired the building committee from 1929. The 1930 clubhouse mixes one- and two-story sections in modest Mediterranean Revival styling, and its architecture as well as its club history earned it National Register listing in March 1986.
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