Vincennes Fortnightly Club and Clubhouse - Vincennes, IN
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Markerman62
N 38° 40.757 W 087° 31.501
16S E 454333 N 4281318
Located near downtown Vincennes at 6th St and Seminary St.
Waymark Code: WM15AMN
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2021
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A group of women interested in the works of William Shakespeare founded a literary society on November 11, 1891. It's the oldest nonsectarian women's club in Vincennes. Extensive philanthropic work at local and state levels include advocacy for child welfare, public sanitation, and women's suffrage. Lead effort to secure funding from Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a public library and permanent tax levy with which to support it.
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Club members rescued the Indiana Territorial Capitol from demolition 1919; cultivated in community, a love of history, art, literature, music and theater. The Fortnightly Clubhouse was dedicated on September 25, 1928. This French Renaissance style building is one of the first buildings in Indiana to be erected solely as a permanent clubhouse for women. In 2000 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Group that erected the marker: Historical and Antiquarian Society of Vincennes
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
421 North 6th Street
Vincennes, IN USA
47591
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