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 / 37.97500; -122.53889 |
| 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, 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 as a pavilion for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, and was relocated and reassembled in 1916 in the City of San Rafael to be used as a permanent clubhouse building the San Rafael Improvement Club, a civic organization founded in 1902.
The organization may or may not have defined itself as a women's club, but photos show that is what it was.
It served as the Victrola Pavilion, for the Victrola company, inside the Liberal Arts Palace.[2]
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.[3]
The only other building surviving from the 1915 exposition is the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts.[3]
