The La Jolla Woman's Club was founded in 1894 as the Current Events Club, taking its present name in 1900. The social club was without a permanent home for the first twenty years of its existence.[2] The cornerstone of the building was laid in December 1913, with the inaugural meeting held in 1914.[2]
The site, design, and construction of the clubhouse were all donated to the La Jolla Woman's Club by philanthropist and club member Ellen Browning Scripps. The project cost a total of $40,000.[3] The building is a prime example of Irving Gill's modern style, exemplified by simple geometrical shapes, and generous use of arches and columns, with a minimum of ornamentation.[3] This style has been described as "shaved Spanish," as it owes much to the colonial Spanish architecture of southern California - and in particular the California missions - with an emphasis on flat rooflines, and lack of frills.[4] The building also was a product of Gill's experimentation with the concrete "tilt-wall" construction method, in which concrete slabs were poured in place onto a large table positioned at a fifteen-degree angle. After it was set, the wall was lifted into place, and windows fitted into it.[3] The interior of the building also showcases Gill's interest in sanitation: there are no baseboards, mouldings, or other design details, as Gill believed that these features trapped dust and dirt.[3] The La Jolla Woman's Club has been called one of Gill's most successful works.[5]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and is one of several notable Gill-designed buildings in La Jolla, along with The Bishop's School and the La Jolla Recreation Center. The clubhouse is open to visitors on Saturdays from 9:00 am to noon.[3]
^ abWho's Who Among the Women of California. 1922. p.86.
^ abcdeLeBlanc, Sydney. The Architecture Traveler: A Guide to 250 Key Twentieth-Century American Buildings. 2000. p. 24.
^Kidder Smith, G.E. Source Book of American Architecture. 1996. p. 337.
^Kaplan, Wendy. "Building Utopia,", from Modernism in Design, Paul Greenhalgh, ed. 1990. p.106.
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jolla, woman, club, women, club, historic, building, jolla, neighborhood, diego, california, designed, built, irving, gill, with, assistance, from, nephew, louis, john, gill, 1914, 1915, important, example, gill, modern, architectural, style, listed, national,. The La Jolla Woman s Club is a women s club in a historic building in La Jolla a neighborhood of San Diego California Designed and built by Irving Gill with assistance from his nephew Louis John Gill in 1914 1915 it is an important example of Gill s modern architectural style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places La Jolla Woman s ClubU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe western front side of the La Jolla Woman s ClubShow map of Northwestern San DiegoShow map of San Diego County CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesLocation715 Silverado St La Jolla CaliforniaCoordinates32 50 39 N 117 16 36 W 32 84417 N 117 27667 W 32 84417 117 27667Area0 6 acres 0 24 ha Built1914 1914 ArchitectIrving John GillNRHP reference No 74000546 1 Added to NRHPNovember 5 1974History editThe La Jolla Woman s Club was founded in 1894 as the Current Events Club taking its present name in 1900 The social club was without a permanent home for the first twenty years of its existence 2 The cornerstone of the building was laid in December 1913 with the inaugural meeting held in 1914 2 The site design and construction of the clubhouse were all donated to the La Jolla Woman s Club by philanthropist and club member Ellen Browning Scripps The project cost a total of 40 000 3 The building is a prime example of Irving Gill s modern style exemplified by simple geometrical shapes and generous use of arches and columns with a minimum of ornamentation 3 This style has been described as shaved Spanish as it owes much to the colonial Spanish architecture of southern California and in particular the California missions with an emphasis on flat rooflines and lack of frills 4 The building also was a product of Gill s experimentation with the concrete tilt wall construction method in which concrete slabs were poured in place onto a large table positioned at a fifteen degree angle After it was set the wall was lifted into place and windows fitted into it 3 The interior of the building also showcases Gill s interest in sanitation there are no baseboards mouldings or other design details as Gill believed that these features trapped dust and dirt 3 The La Jolla Woman s Club has been called one of Gill s most successful works 5 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is one of several notable Gill designed buildings in La Jolla along with The Bishop s School and the La Jolla Recreation Center The clubhouse is open to visitors on Saturdays from 9 00 am to noon 3 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b Who s Who Among the Women of California 1922 p 86 a b c d e LeBlanc Sydney The Architecture Traveler A Guide to 250 Key Twentieth Century American Buildings 2000 p 24 Kidder Smith G E Source Book of American Architecture 1996 p 337 Kaplan Wendy Building Utopia from Modernism in Design Paul Greenhalgh ed 1990 p 106 External links editOfficial website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Jolla Women s Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Jolla Woman 27s Club amp oldid 1163401895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
