Judge William Fenmore Cooper of Cook County, Illinois donated the land to make it possible for the Punta Gorda Women's Club to construct this building.
The Spanish mission style parapet, attenuated tiled loggia and triple arch entrance closely resemble the construction style of the Punta Gorda Train Depot. Both were built within several years of each other.
Forerunners to the formation of the Federated Woman's Club of Punta Gorda (1925) were the Fortnightly Literary Society (1896), the Married Ladies Social Club, and the Women's Civic Improvement Association (1911).
For more than 30 years the Punta Gorda Library was housed in this location. During World War II the building served as a USO and is currently on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2000, the Punta Gorda Women's Club transferred the deed to the Punta Gorda Historical Society.
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118 Sullivan Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950 (941) 639-1887 Directions
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