Atlanta Women's Club
- Also Known As: Atlanta Women's Club also Peachtree Playhouse also Community Playhouse
- Address: 1150 Peachtree St, NE
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1898/00/00 | Walter T Downing | Architect | Atlanta Women's Club clubhouse is built as a private residence by architect Walter T Downing for Mr and Mrs William A Wimbish. | |||
| 1920/02/07 | After acquiring the Wimbish residence in 1919, the Atlanta Women's Club new clubhouse opens. | |||||
| 1921/05/07 | Philip Thornton Marye | Architect | Created by P Thornton Mayre and Barrett Alger, the Women's Club master plan, includes the clubhouse, banquet hall, auditorium and pool. This development put the total investment of their property in the 1920s in excess of a quarter of a million dollars. | |||
| 1922/04/17 | Philip Thornton Marye | Architect | The Women's Club Auditorium, or the Lucille King Thomas Auditorium, is dedicated, built at a cost of $110,000. Designed by Mayre and Barrett Alger, and built by W P Francis, the women financed the project by themselves. |
| Particulars for Atlanta Women's Club: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Chateauesque |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
| Area of Significance | Performing Arts |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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