The Women's City Club of Detroit was founded in 1919. Their mission: "to promote a broad acquaintance among women" and to further civic and cultural activities. William Buck Stratton was commissioned to build a centralized meeting place for the group. The clubhouse is a 6-story brick structure in a mix of early Modern architecture and Arts & Crafts. Featured prominently both inside and out is Pewabic tile, which is the revolutionary work of Stratton's wife, Mary Chase Perry Stratton, a club member and a woman who was the embodiment of the club's ideals. The first 3 floors were used as meeting space for social events and activity planning of members, while the upper 3 floors were living quarters for women who relocated to the city for employment and wished to live in a wholesome environment. The Women's City Club of Detroit would grow to become one of the largest in the world, with a peak of over 8,000 members in the '50s. Due to declining membership, the club moved to a smaller location in 1975. The building was utilized for various purposes in following years, including several stints as a live music venue. In 2015, long-time owner, Forbes Management, sold the property to Eric Larson, who in turn, sold the property to Olympia Development in 2017, after only a little more than a year. Olympia announced a $25 million renovation in 2019 that would see much office/co-working space and ground-level retail. #Detroit #DowntownDetroit #ParkAvenueHistoricDistrict #Foxtown #Modernism #ArtsandCraftsArchirecture #WilliamBuckStratton #ParkAvenueDetroit #archi_ologie #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Detroit Women's City Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3jmc4r5yw/?utm_medium=tumblr
