Women's Club - Hodgenville, Kentucky

Public Square - Built in 1934 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The building is currently and has always been used as the home for the Hodgenville Women's Club. From the National Register Registration Form:

The Women's Club is a one-story, stone veneer, three bay, rectangular

plan building constructed in 1934 with Colonial Revival influences. The

majority of the exterior veneer is of sandstone with limestone used as

decorative features and highlights. The building has a concrete and stone

foundation, gable roof of composition shingles, and an exterior end stone

chimney.

On the main (north) facade is an original entrance with a six-panel glass

and wood door and four light sidelights. This entrance is recessed within

a large arched opening in the gabled central bay of the building. Windows

on the main facade are arched multi-light metal casement design with

limestone surrounds. At the corners of the building are limestone quoins.

The building rests on a raised basement which has multi-light wood

windows. At the rear of the building is a one-story brick wing which was

built ca. 1850 and was part of the original building on this site. Only

the brick walls of this wing remain and the interior was remodeled during

the 1934 construction.

The interior retains its original floor plan and detailing and includes

Colonial Revival influenced mantles and decorative door surrounds.

The building is sited on an urban lot on the public square in

Hodgenville. On the north, west, and east facades is an original stone

retaining wall which is included as a contributing structure. At the

southwest corner of the fence on the main facade is an original monument

consisting a small iron cannon. This monument is included as a

contributing object.