{"nrhp_refnum":"93000272","name":"Sausalito Woman's Club","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120 Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sausalito","county":"Marin County","state":"CA","lat":37.85186865400004,"lon":-122.48082853699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-04-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-and-one-third-story redwood shingle Craftsman clubhouse at 120 Central Avenue, Sausalito, California, designed by Julia Morgan and built in 1918, with an upper-floor and stage-level addition in 1923.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant in social history as the home of a women's club that shaped Sausalito's civic and cultural life from 1913 onward. The club worked on civics, conservation (outdoor art), and music, art and literature. The building is also a well-preserved work by architect Julia Morgan with an intact redwood interior.","narrative":"Set on a sloping, oak-shaded lot at 120 Central Avenue in Sausalito, this redwood shingle clubhouse was designed by architect Julia Morgan and completed in 1918 by local builder A.W. Teather. The Craftsman building holds an auditorium with a raised stage, an entry hall, a reception room and a fireplace, with a sunporch looking toward San Francisco Bay. In 1923 Morgan oversaw an addition of upstairs dressing rooms and dressing rooms beneath the stage. The unpainted redwood interior, exposed trusses and Morgan-designed light fixtures remain largely intact. The building was home to the Sausalito Woman's Club, founded in 1913 by women who wanted to improve the town. The land was given by banker Frederick Robbins in memory of his wife, an early club director. Members pursued civic reform, tree protection and opposition to fish canneries, and the hall served as a community gathering place. Its significance is tied to this social history and to Morgan's design.","period_of_significance":"1918-1943","architect_builder":"Architect: Morgan, Julia, A.I.A.; Builder: Teather, A. (A.W. Teather, Carpenter and Builder)","architectural_style":"Craftsman (Bay Area Tradition)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a clubhouse; the exterior is described as virtually unchanged since 1923 and the original interior finishes as intact. It was declared Sausalito Historical Landmark #1 in 1976.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.913767-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/93000272.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000272/3e7175ebf6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000272/3e7175ebf6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sausalito_Woman%27s_Club_120_Central_Ave_Sausalito_CA_3-21-2010_11-19-55_AM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Sausalito_Woman%27s_Club_120_Central_Ave_Sausalito_CA_3-21-2010_11-19-55_AM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859711","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausalito_Woman%27s_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85799810"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/marin-county/sausalito-womans-club-93000272/"}