History Of The Womans Club Of Red Bank
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The women of the Woman's Club of Red Bank are also knows as the Reckless Women.
Chronicles of the Anthony B. Reckless Estate |
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- 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
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