The Lemon Bay Woman's club was organized by Dr. Mary Green who was a school teacher in Englewood.

Sarasota architects Thomas Reed Martin and Clare C, Hosmer, formerly of Chicago, donated their design services for the building.

Carpenters Pat Lampp, Fred Clark, and Leroy Bastedo were responsible for the clubhouse construction.

The building originally consisted of a screened veranda and one large meeting room featuring a brick fireplace and a semi-circular stage, for which total construction cost was 3,120.

Surviving the depression and the loss of its $37 treasury when banks failed, the club continued to hold fish fries, nature study classes, dances, card parties, plays, musical programs, travelogues and lectures.