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The Woman's Club of Evanston can be rented for business meetings, corporate gatherings, fund raising activities, wedding ceremonies and receptions,
bar and bat mitzvahs, memorial services and most other personal and corporate events.
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Contact Facilities Manager, Carol Short, for an appointment to tour the clubhouse. Appointments can be made Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm by calling
(847) 475-3801, or by sending e-mail to rentals@wcofe.org.
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The clubhouse is located at 1702 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The clubhouse cornerstone was laid in 1912. Its doors
were opened in 1913, thanks largely to the work of one member, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, chair of the Building Committee. Former
Mayor of Evanston, Mr. James A. Patten, agreed to fund a third of the building cost if the women came up with the rest. They
did just that. Property was purchased from Northwestern University which is a number of blocks away.
The clubhouse was designed by the famous Chicago architect, Ernest Mayo, and opened its doors on March 11, 1913. Since then, the
clubhouse has been maintained through rental income from weddings, receptions, corporate events, dinner meetings for local organizations
and other community events. The building was recently added to the National Registry of Historic Places. |
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