Original image caption
San Jose Women Club
11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA
Built: 1931
The building was designed by Julia Morgan, California’s first female licensed architect.
She designed over 700 buildings in California. She is best known for her design of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA
Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, posthumously in 2014
The San Jose Woman's Club, one of California's oldest women’s organizations, was established in 1894 as part of a global social movement of women’s clubs that combined self-improvement with voluntary community work, addressing needs that interested women, such as kindergartens, libraries, and parks.
San Jose Woman’s Club members’ early efforts helped "Save the Redwoods." The active support and participation by the club in the newly formed Sempervirens Club was critical to the preservation of the giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the creation of Big Basin State Park and the beginning of the California State Park system. Source: San Jose Women Club
San Jose Women Club
11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA
Built: 1931
In 1929, the members opened this new home designed by the San Jose Architectural firm Wolfe & Higgins in the Spanish Revival Style.
Original image caption
San Jose Women Club
11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA
Built: 1931
The building was designed by Julia Morgan, California’s first female licensed architect.
She designed over 700 buildings in California. She is best known for her design of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA
Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, posthumously in 2014
The San Jose Woman's Club, one of California's oldest women’s organizations, was established in 1894 as part of a global social movement of women’s clubs that combined self-improvement with voluntary community work, addressing needs that interested women, such as kindergartens, libraries, and parks.
San Jose Woman’s Club members’ early efforts helped "Save the Redwoods." The active support and participation by the club in the newly formed Sempervirens Club was critical to the preservation of the giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the creation of Big Basin State Park and the beginning of the California State Park system. Source: San Jose Women Club
Original image caption
San Jose Women Club
11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA
Built: 1931
The building was designed by Julia Morgan, California’s first female licensed architect.
She designed over 700 buildings in California. She is best known for her design of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA
Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, posthumously in 2014
The San Jose Woman's Club, one of California's oldest women’s organizations, was established in 1894 as part of a global social movement of women’s clubs that combined self-improvement with voluntary community work, addressing needs that interested women, such as kindergartens, libraries, and parks.
San Jose Woman’s Club members’ early efforts helped "Save the Redwoods." The active support and participation by the club in the newly formed Sempervirens Club was critical to the preservation of the giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the creation of Big Basin State Park and the beginning of the California State Park system. Source: San Jose Women Club
Original image caption
San Jose Women Club
11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA
Built: 1931
The building was designed by Julia Morgan, California’s first female licensed architect.
She designed over 700 buildings in California. She is best known for her design of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA
Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, posthumously in 2014
The San Jose Woman's Club, one of California's oldest women’s organizations, was established in 1894 as part of a global social movement of women’s clubs that combined self-improvement with voluntary community work, addressing needs that interested women, such as kindergartens, libraries, and parks.
San Jose Woman’s Club members’ early efforts helped "Save the Redwoods." The active support and participation by the club in the newly formed Sempervirens Club was critical to the preservation of the giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the creation of Big Basin State Park and the beginning of the California State Park system. Source: San Jose Women Club
The San Jose Woman's Club, one of California's oldest women’s organizations, was established in 1894 as part of a global social movement of women’s clubs that combined self-improvement with voluntary community work, addressing needs that interested women, such as kindergartens, libraries, and parks.
San Jose Woman’s Club members’ early efforts helped "Save the Redwoods." The active support and participation by the club in the newly formed Sempervirens Club was critical to the preservation of the giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the creation of Big Basin State Park and the beginning of the California State Park system. Source: San Jose Women Club
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Originally shared on Explore San Jose · December 7, 2022