Detroit Association of Women's Clubs
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N 42° 21.768 W 083° 03.760
17T E 330145 N 4692119
Located on the south corner of Brush and Ferry Streets. Streetside parking available on Ferry Street.
Waymark Code: WM12HY
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2006
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The Detroit Association of Colored Women's Clubs was organized on April 8, 1921, with eight clubs. This association reached its peak membership in 1945 with seventy-three clubs and three thousand members. Affiliated with the Michigan and the National Associations of Colored Women's Clubs, the Detroit association fosters educational, philanthropic and social programs. The association was incorporated in 1941. That same year, supported by a mortgage on its president's home, the association purchased its present clubhouse, a handsome Colonial Revival-style structure. The club members completely paid for the clubhouse in less than five years. The association sponsors girls' clubs, scholarships, annual clothing drives for needy school children and charitable programs for seniors and the dispossessed. Its motto is "Lifting As We Climb."
Historical Date: 04/08/1921
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #1986
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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