Woman's Club of Winter Park
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The Woman's Club of Winter Park is a historic woman's club in Winter Park
, Florida
. It is located at 419 Interlachen Avenue. On May 4, 1995, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
Origins
The original planners of the club were Lucy Blackman, Alice Knox, and Lucy Meriwether in 1914. However, these women were not the official founders of the club. That honor goes to Mrs. Helen Morse who officially held the Women’s Club first meeting in ‘Osceola Lodge’ on January 15, 1915. Mrs. Morse was the first president of the club with Mrs. Blackman as her vice President and Mrs. Hiram Power as secretary/treasurer.
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is located at 419 Interlachen Avenue. On May 4, 1995, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Origins
The original planners of the club were Lucy Blackman, Alice Knox, and Lucy Meriwether in 1914. However, these women were not the official founders of the club. That honor goes to Mrs. Helen Morse who officially held the Women’s Club first meeting in ‘Osceola Lodge’ on January 15, 1915. Mrs. Morse was the first president of the club with Mrs. Blackman as her vice President and Mrs. Hiram Power as secretary/treasurer.