GFWC Glendale Woman's Club Address: 7032 N. 56th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Phone: 623-937-9915
We are conveniently located 1 block North of Glendale Avenue, on the Southwest corner of 56th Ave/Glenn Drive
History of the Glendale Woman’s Club
The building was erected at 60 North 5th Avenue (now 7032 N. 56th Avenue) on two lots (lot 1 and 2, Block 15 Park Addition to Glendale) donated during a real estate promotion and is one of the best examples of a craftsman-style bungalow in Glendale. The club hired Thornton Fitzhugh, a prominent Arizona architect and the brother of the Glendale Methodist Church architect, to design the building, which the club dedicated in 1913. The total cost of the building was $2,947. In addition to the woman’s club activities, the building was the largest meeting hall in the community. High school dances, concerts, weddings, church services, town meetings and even funerals were held there. The doors were opened to the Red Cross for sewing, bandage- making. and packing supplies for the troops during both World Wars. The women were instrumental in establishing the city’s art council and historical society. The club members still own and use the building for our meetings and to complete our community service projects. The club house building was placed on the National Historic Register on July 27, 1989.
Today, we rent the building out to the public for their private family gatherings, weddings, baby showers, church gatherings and business meetings. This rental income is needed to cover the cost of maintaining the building, and provides us with the place to gather to continue our community service giving projects.
GFWC Glendale Woman’s Club, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non profit, charitable service organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. The Glendale Woman's Club is part of the General Federation of Woman’s Club, the largest woman’s volunteer organization in the world. The Woman’s Club is non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-profit and aims to provide a variety of community services through educational projects and programs. New members are always welcome. For more information : Email gfwcazglendale@gmail.com or call at 623-931-7032