{"nrhp_refnum":"10000853","name":"Woman's Club of White Plains","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"305 Ridgeway","address_restricted":false,"city":"White Plains","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.00810828600004,"lon":-73.74780630999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stuccoed concrete Italian Renaissance house at 305 Ridgeway in the Gedney Farms area of White Plains, New York, built in 1910 as a residence and enlarged with a ballroom in 1932-33. It sits on a four-acre property with an original iron fence.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a distinctive, intact early-20th-century Italian Renaissance residence designed by Albro & Lindeberg (Criterion C). It also reflects the role of the Woman's Club in White Plains civic and social life since 1931 (Criterion A).","narrative":"Built in 1910 as a country house for Thomas H. Kerr, this two-story stuccoed concrete residence at 305 Ridgeway in White Plains was designed by the New York firm Albro & Lindeberg. It has a broad hipped roof, deep eaves, brick chimneys and glass-enclosed, columned porches at each end, with a rear terrace overlooking the lawn. Inside, five large public rooms form a line across the building. The property covers four acres and keeps its original wrought iron fence, which is counted as a contributing object. The Contemporary Club, later renamed the Woman's Club of White Plains, bought the house in 1931. Local architect Philip Brooks Nichols then designed a ballroom, built in 1932-33, joined to the house by a one-story connector and given simple classical detail. The club supported local charities and civic projects, and during World War II the ballroom served as a first aid station. The building keeps a high level of exterior and interior integrity.","period_of_significance":"1910-60","architect_builder":"Albro & Lindeberg (original house); Nichols, Philip Brooks (ballroom addition)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a clubhouse; the second floor of the service wing is used as an apartment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.965663-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000853.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000853/b27660926b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000853/b27660926b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhitePlainsNY_WomensClub.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WhitePlainsNY_WomensClub.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323312","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_Club_of_White_Plains","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8030641"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/womans-club-of-white-plains-10000853/"}