San Rafael Improvement Club
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| Location | 1800 5th Ave., San Rafael, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′30″N 122°32′20″W / 37.97500°N 122.53889°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1915, 1916 |
| Architect | William B. Faville |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000907[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1984 |
The San Rafael Improvement Club building, at 1800 5th Ave. in San Rafael, California, was built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
It was built in 1915 for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, as the Victrola company Pavilion, inside the Palace of Liberal Arts.[2] and was disassembled, relocated, and reassembled in 1916 at San Rafael, California to be used as a permanent clubhouse building the San Rafael Improvement Club, a civic organization founded in 1902.
"In 1902, local citizens formed a group to combat the mosquito infestation in Marin, which started with both men and women — originally called the Village — but later became a women’s organization."[3] - Marin History Museum
It is a wooden building about 63 by 63 feet (19 m × 19 m) in plan. It was designed by William B. Faville in Classical Revival style. When it was reassembled, a roof was added.[2] It was eventually sold by the club. It was unused from 1997 to at least 2018.[4]
The only other building surviving from the 1915 exposition is the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Richard Lytel (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: San Rafael Improvement Club". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1983, 1915, and c.1923
- ^ Dooling, Lane (March 18, 2024). "The San Rafael Improvement Club's fight against mosquitoes". marinhistory.org. Marin History Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b
- Carol Angel (March 31, 2018), My Historic 'Sleeping Beauty', Carol Angel's World
- "Carol Angel Obituary - San Rafael, CA (1935-2024)". Marin Independent Journal. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
External links
- Dorothy B. Walsh (1902-1993), Historian of San Rafael Improvement Club - maringensoc org/ Marin County Genealogical Society Marin Oral Histories at SFgenealogy
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