Women's Department Club - Terre Haute, IN - Woman's Clubs on Waymarking.com

The Women’s Department Club, one of the oldest women’s groups in the Terre Haute area, was organized in 1920. The WDC clubhouse at 507 S. Sixth St. was built in 1873 and later restored, and is included in the Farrington’s Grove Historical District.

From the Farrington's Grove walking tour brochure (secondary link below), we learn that the "R.N. Hudson House" was built in 1868 in the style of an Italianate Tuscan Villa. It features a low pitch hip roof, 4/4 round and segmental-arch windows, and a two-story polygonal bay on the main façade. The roof line is distinctive with a decorative frieze punctuated by occuli and brackets; several pediments are positioned above the cornice. A tall Italianate tower on the north side of the house was removed for safety’s sake, and a classical portico was added in 1910. The house was built by S.T. Reese for Colonel R.N. Hudson, a lawyer and publisher, who served in the State Legislature in 1849 and 1853. In 1882, Thomas B. Johns bought the house and in 1891, sold it to Benjamin G. Cox, a partner in Hulman & Company. Alfred M. Ogle, a coal operator, purchased the house in 1918, and Paul N. Boart, a banker, bought it in 1923. Since 1931, the building has been occupied by the Women’s Department Club.

Date Created: 01/01/1920 Active Club?: Yes Website Source: [Web Link] Secondary Website Source: [Web Link] Address: 507 South 6th Terre Haute, IN USA 47807

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