{"nrhp_refnum":"85001559","name":"Port Arthur Federated Women's Clubhouse","other_names":["The Department Clubhouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1924 Lakeshore Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Arthur","county":"Jefferson County","state":"TX","lat":29.881781767000064,"lon":-93.92285426099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story white frame clubhouse at 1924 Lakeshore Drive in Lakeshore Park, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, built in 1924 to a design by architect Charles L. Wignall.","why_significant":"The building has served since 1924 as headquarters for Port Arthur's federated women's clubs, which contributed to the city's social, cultural and political life. It is also a rare, ambitious example of Bungaloid form combined with Colonial Revival detailing, designed by a respected local architect. Its park location reflects the clubs' prominence in the community.","narrative":"Built in 1924 on parkland along Lakeshore Drive in Port Arthur, Texas, this one-story white frame clubhouse has housed the city's federated women's clubs ever since. Charles L. Wignall, a local architect, designed it in a Bungalow form with Colonial Revival details, including Doric columns on a recessed porch and a St. George's cross motif in the windows and balustrade. A large auditorium with a stage and a brick fireplace fills much of the interior. The building replaced a meeting place lost to fire in 1923. Merchants gave funds, individuals gave goods and labor, and the city donated the park site, with a total cost believed to be about $8,000. The clubs organized from 1898 onward, sponsored scholarships, literary awards and cultural programs, and used the hall as a community center for art and social events into the late 1950s. A rear addition was made about 1954. The building is valued both for this civic history and for its unusual design.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1924)","architect_builder":"Architect Charles L. Wignall; builder/contractor J. H. Baxter","architectural_style":"Bungaloid form with Colonial Revival influence in detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; still used as club quarters. Altered by a rear addition about 1954 and a new composition shingle roof.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.45017-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/9727/40972710/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85001559.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001559/4f89de4467-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001559/4f89de4467-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port_arthur_federated_womens_clubhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port_arthur_federated_womens_clubhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972710","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_Federated_Women%27s_Clubhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54871496"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jefferson-county/port-arthur-federated-womens-clubhouse-85001559/"}