The Monday Club San Luis Obispo, a Julia Morgan Masterpiece Location, will be featured by The California Preservation Foundation’s Doors Open California on Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10. The event is a two-day celebration of architecture and culture featuring more than 65 on-site tours and access to historic places across the state. The Monday Club Event is free to the public. Tours will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. approximately every 30 minutes.
A visit to The Monday Club is a unique opportunity to tour a 1934 vintage women’s club designed by architect Julia Morgan. During the first quarter of the 20th century Julia Morgan was the first woman granted an architectural license in California, the 19th Amendment granting women a constitutional right to vote was ratified by Congress, and The Monday Club was founded by a dynamic group of women in 1924. Similarly significant contributions by civic-minded women were being made elsewhere in California and in the world.
Visitors to The Monday Club will enjoy viewing original architectural features including hand-painted murals, hardwood herringbone floors and the open truss system that was a recurring element in many of Miss Morgan’s buildings. With a generous grant from the Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, the club is also refreshing the grounds with new landscaping and historical exterior elements.
The Monday Club, located at 1815 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo, was founded in 1924. The Julia Morgan designed clubhouse was completed in 1934. In 2016, Monday Club building was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Monday Clubhouse Conservancy is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, the purpose of which is to restore and preserve the historic Monday Club. Club members are committed to several charitable endeavors, including Raising A Reader, our Fine Arts Awards Program, and Lumina Alliance.
More information is available at http://themondayclubslo.org and https://californiapreservation.org