{"nrhp_refnum":"89001150","name":"Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme","other_names":["Women's Improvement Club"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"239 E. Scott St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Hueneme","county":"Ventura County","state":"CA","lat":34.14943549900005,"lon":-119.19772048899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small clubhouse and library building with an associated tennis court at 239 East Scott Street in Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, built in 1915 in the California bungalow style on land donated by Mary Bard.","why_significant":"It is the oldest women's clubhouse in Ventura County and is still used as a clubhouse. It housed the club's library for 20 years and was the base for the club's civic improvement work, which was tied to the Progressive Movement. It is significant locally under Criterion A in the areas of social history and education.","narrative":"Built in 1915 on Scott Street in Port Hueneme, this stucco bungalow served as both clubhouse and library for the Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme. Mary Bard, wife of town founder Thomas Bard, donated the land and building, and the deed passed to the club in September 1915. The low-pitched gable roof, exposed rafters, knee brackets and multi-paned windows mark it as one of the few remaining California bungalows in the city that has kept its integrity. A tennis court behind the building is counted as part of the property. The club formed in 1909 to improve a declining town and to start a library. Members cleaned lots and streets, planted sycamores, built benches and a tennis court, and supported Red Cross work in wartime. The library used the building until a city library opened in 1935. The clubhouse is the oldest women's clubhouse in Ventura County and remains in use. It was designated Ventura County Landmark #19 in 1971.","period_of_significance":"1915-1935","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use as a clubhouse; the interior dividing wall was removed and a fireplace added about 1935.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.592078-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/89001150.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001150/6b40d4519e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001150/6b40d4519e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women%27s_Improvement_Club_of_Hueneme.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</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:Women%27s_Improvement_Club_of_Hueneme.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862376","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Improvement_Club_of_Hueneme","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14684274"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/ventura-county/womens-improvement-club-of-hueneme-89001150/"}