{"nrhp_refnum":"79000718","name":"Atlanta Women's Club","other_names":["Peachtree Playhouse","Community Playhouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1150 Peachtree St., NE.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.785897297000076,"lon":-84.38305672699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-01-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History","Performing Arts"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-part civic complex at 1150 Peachtree Street N.E. in Atlanta, Georgia, made up of a French Chateau-style clubhouse built in 1898 as a private residence, a 1921 banquet hall, and a 1922 auditorium (playhouse), with a pool added about 1925.","why_significant":"The nomination bases significance on the architecture of the clubhouse and its additions, and on the Atlanta Women's Club's importance to art, literature and philanthropy in Atlanta. The additions followed a 1921 master plan by architects P. Thornton Mayre and Barrett Alger, and the women financed the auditorium themselves. The auditorium was considered technically advanced for its day and remains a Broadway-type theatre in Atlanta.","narrative":"Three buildings on Peachtree Street in Atlanta form the Atlanta Women's Club complex: a clubhouse, a banquet hall and an auditorium. The clubhouse, a stone French Chateau-style residence with a round tower and steep tiled roofs, was designed by Walter T. Downing and built in 1898 for the Wimbish family. The club acquired it in 1919 and 1920. Architects P. Thornton Mayre and Barrett Alger then followed a 1921 master plan, adding a Louis XV-style banquet hall in 1921 and the Lucille King Thomas Auditorium, which opened in April 1922 at a cost of $110,000. The members financed the auditorium themselves through life insurance purchases. A pool followed around 1925. Founded in 1895 with social, literary and humanitarian aims, the club made the complex a centre for art, literature and philanthropy. The seating of about 650, the acoustics and an early movable skylight curtain set the auditorium apart, and it still hosts Broadway touring plays.","period_of_significance":"1898-1922","architect_builder":"Walter T. Downing (clubhouse); P. Thornton Mayre and Barrett Alger (banquet hall, auditorium); W.P. Francis, contractor (auditorium)","architectural_style":"French Chateau (clubhouse); Louis XV (banquet hall)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in generally excellent condition; the clubhouse is used for club offices, function rooms and some member living rooms, and the auditorium hosts Broadway plays. The swimming pool has been out of use for many years.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.302419-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/79000718.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000718/4516fb380b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000718/4516fb380b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ganeshk","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_Women%27s_Club_2013_09_28_7847.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ganeshk</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlanta_Women%27s_Club_2013_09_28_7847.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208084","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbish_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4816180"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/atlanta-womens-club-79000718/"}