Zwaanendael Club (Women's Club) - Lewes, Delaware - Woman's Clubs on Waymarking.com

Historic women's club building in downtown Lewes. It was sold to the Women's Club for 1 dollar in 1930. The club is still active, just not in this building. Today the building is owned and run by the Lewes Historical Society as an antique shop.

From the Clubs Website (visit link)

In 1905, thirty women met to organize a Lewes chapter of the Century Club, later to become the Delaware Federation of Women's Clubs. They called the club Zwaanendael, commemorating the town's Dutch settlement of the same name in 1631.

Dreams of their own clubhouse were realized when Virginia Mustard, widow of Lewis W. Mustard, deeded the Lewes property located at the corner of Savannah Road and 3rd Street to the club for the sum of $1.00. The first meeting in their new clubhouse was on October 7, 1930. The decision was made to establish a lending library and offer use of the building to various community organizations.

In 1980 the Zwaanendael Club Building in Lewes, Delaware, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 2015 was sold to the Lewes Historical Society, again for one dollar. The club’s emblem remains on the building.

The building is important in the club's early history, but brick and mortar don't tell the whole story. More importantly is the work of the organization and it's civic-minded members for over 100 years. Click on the links below to read about those accomplishments.

Date Created: 07/10/1930 Active Club?: Yes Website Source: [Web Link] Address: 302 Savannah Road Lewes, Delaware United States of America 19958 Secondary Website Source: Not listed

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