{"nrhp_refnum":"88002014","name":"Woman's Improvement Club Clubhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1101 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Corona","county":"Riverside County","state":"CA","lat":33.869996721000064,"lon":-117.56699224399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, nearly T-shaped wood-frame clubhouse at 1101 South Main Street in Corona, Riverside County, California, built in 1913 and designed by Los Angeles architect Thomas E. Preston.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest secular assembly building in Corona and the only institutional example of its Craftsman style in the city. It was the center of the Woman's Improvement Club, whose civic and humanitarian work shaped early Corona. The review sheet cites Criterion A for social history and Criterion C for architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1913 at the corner of Eleventh and Main Streets in Corona, this wood-frame clubhouse was designed by Los Angeles architect Thomas E. Preston, who drew on an old Welsh church for his plans. Its shingled walls, brick piers, steep cross gables, exposed rafters and rustic porches give it a Craftsman character with an Old English look. Inside are a meeting hall with a small stage, a parlor with a brick fireplace, and a kitchen. It is the oldest secular assembly building in Corona and the city's only institutional example of its style. The Woman's Improvement Club, formed in 1899, used the building as its base. Members founded a lending library, planted trees, cleaned streets and pushed the city to create sanitation and parks departments. The building also hosted Corona's first Red Cross chapter and first Girl Scout troop, and it remains in use for social events and community activity.","period_of_significance":"1913-1938","architect_builder":"Thomas E. Preston, architect","architectural_style":"Craftsman style with period revival modifications and an eclectic Old English look","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied, in good condition, and in continuous use since 1913 for club activities, social events and rentals.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.80309-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/88002014.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002014/d4ca2b2ac8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002014/d4ca2b2ac8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"deftamagoche","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman%27s_Improvement_Club_Clubhouse_2013-09-21_12-05-43.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">deftamagoche</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:Woman%27s_Improvement_Club_Clubhouse_2013-09-21_12-05-43.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860531","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_Improvement_Club_Clubhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85816006"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/riverside-county/womans-improvement-club-clubhouse-88002014/"}