Hollywood Woman's Club, Community center in Hollywood, Florida, US.
The Hollywood Woman's Club is a one-story wood-frame meeting hall at 501 North 14th Avenue, built in 1927 on a raised concrete block foundation. Its front gable faces the avenue behind a concrete porch with three steps, louvered double doors and a seven-panel fanlight, flanked by pilasters and a pair of Tuscan columns. The white clapboard walls have green two-panel shutters cut with a full moon above and a crescent below.
The building was constructed in the 1920s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed as a community gathering place and played a key role in Hollywood's early development.
The building served as a gathering place for civic participation and community meetings over many decades. Residents used it for educational programs and important social discussions.
The main entrance faces North 14th Avenue on the west side, reached by a concrete porch with three steps; the doors open straight into the assembly room. The rear 11 feet hold a kitchen and a dressing and storage room. The building stands in the Hollywood Lakes neighbourhood, whose ground was built up with dredging from two man-made lakes.
The double lot at 501 North 14th Avenue was donated to the club by Joseph W. Young, the founder of Hollywood, specifically for a clubhouse. The land beneath the building and the surrounding Hollywood Lakes neighbourhood was built up with dredging from two man-made lakes.
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