The women of the Woman's Club of Red Bank are also knows as the Reckless Women.
Chronicles of the Anthony B. Reckless Estate
1874 House completed by Anthony Reckless - now called the Reckless Estate
1896 Literary Society - Round Table Coterie - was formed
1897 Round Table Coterie changed name to Philomathian Coterie
1911 House relocated from Reckless Place to present location on Broad Street
1917 Woman's Club of Red Bank incorporated
1921 The Woman's Club of Red Bank purchased the Anthony B. Reckless Estate for $15,000.00. Upper floors were home to single women. House was wired for electricity. Two large rooms on south side of first floor were altered to become one large meeting room.
1926 mortgage paid off
1929 new floor installed in meeting room
1982 listed on NJ State Register of Historic Places
1982 listed on National Register of Historic Places
2000 NJ Historic Site Management Award - NJ Historic Trust preservation plan
2000 Monmouth County Historic Commission grant (kitchen stabilization)
2001 Historic Building & Architects completes preservation plan
2002 State of NJ grant (roof replacement)
2003 NJ Historic Trust - Capital I Grant (structure stabilization)
2003 Monmouth County Historic Commission grant (front porch structure stabilization)
2003 First Night location destination
2004 State of NJ grant (boiler repair, porch restoration)
2004 Monmouth County Historic Commission grant (professional fees)
2004,2005 First Night headquarters
2005 Reckless Steamy monthly concert series with Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
2006 Monmouth County Historic Commission grant - (upper floor exterior [painting] restoration) - $4000 awarded