The Revitalization of the Beverly Hills Women’s Club & Restoration of the Historic Clubhouse 2021-2026

The six-year restoration of the Beverly Hills Women’s Club’s clubhouse, and revitalization of the club itself, reinstates a storied cultural institution and provides an energized civic destination in Los Angeles County. The clubhouse is situated on a triple lot in the estate section of Beverly Hills, adorning the corner of Chevy Chase Drive and Benedict Cañon Drive.

The team assembled to execute the revitalization and restoration effort has included many. Firstly, committed board members with endurance: President Hollis Leech, Corporate Secretary Amanda Hill, substantial donor and philanthropic visionary Koni Rich, horticulturist Rose Johnstone-Weinstein, philanthropy minded Ann Marie Scaglione. BHWC member Lynda Resnick underwrote the restoration of all of the clubhouse’s 49 windows. The support of Beverly Hills Councilmember Sharona Nazarian (Beverly Hills Mayor 2025-2026) has been consistent and important since 2022 and the additional encouragement from Beverly Hills City Councilmembers: Craig Corman (current Beverly Hills Mayor), Mary Wells (now Vice Mayor), Lester Friedman and John Mirisch has been valuable.

Jaime Rummerfield of Jaime Rummerfield Interior Design (JRID) and Jennifer Gracie of GRACIE have been instrumental interior design partners to the Beverly Hills Women’s Club. Jaime Rummerfield and her team at JRID joined the project in 2023 and consistently provided interior design leadership and direction. The most dramatic interior transformation occurred in what was previously known of as the “Lanai”. Originally an outdoor space, it was enclosed in the mid-1950’s, when the then fashionable faux-wood linoleum flooring was laid across the concrete floor. All the hard surfaces of this space made the acoustics of that room awful. Today, that 1,700 square foot room has been re-christened the “Garden Room” following the JRID team’s magic. The soft hue of Benjamin Moore Van Allen Green pokes through the floor to ceiling custom lattice, expertly installed by T.H. O’Connor Construction Inc. The room is flanked by custom cabinetry from Custom Cabinetry of Sun Valley and custom bar made of Norwegian rose polished marble from Tristone & Tile Inc. on the south end and a custom thirty foot banquette and illuminated planter both designed by JRID on the north end of the room. The BHWC logo is replicated at the center of the Garden Room in the custom designed and elegant STARK Carpet. The logo design was copied from the stone carving of the club logo above the entry doors of the clubhouse. Jennifer Gracie, Creative Director of GRACIE (handprinted wallpaper since 1898) devoted two years and countless designs to the restoration project. The “Ladies Lounge” at the Beverly Hills Women’s Club was desperate for a makeover. Furnished with awkward odds and ends it was an unused room at the BHWC. In collaboration with JRID, Jennifer conceived of the solution, customized Linda’s Garden handprinted wallpaper. What a difference GRACIE wallpaper makes! Jennifer Gracie worked closely with Jaime Rummerfield and BHWC board member Rose Johnstone Weinstein of GARDEN! to customize the GRACIE Linda’s Garden design to include plants and flowers present in the BHWC garden and surrounding environment. Now a favorite meeting room for small groups, GRACIE custom wallpaper envelops all. The room is accented by a fun green leopard rug selected by JRID. The “Ladies Lounge” has been renamed the “Salon”. Additionally, contractors All Coast Construction and Alta Building Inc., as well as Window Restoration & Repair, Valley Painting Services, Inc., Carlos Barrios Painting Inc., CMC Hardwood Floors, Liz’s Antique Hardware, Oscar Lima, Alliance Environmental, Wetzel & Sons Moving & Storage and Golden Leaf Landscape have all played important roles in the restoration of the historic clubhouse.

Since 2022, the grounds of the Beverly Hills Women’s Club have been tended to by devoted BHWC board member and horticulturist Rose Johnstone Weinstein and her team at GARDEN!, an organization that provides job training to those reentering the workforce. Since 2022, Rose and her team at GARDEN! have worked pro-bono regularly and diligently to transform the club’s private garden and street facing grounds into the rich oasis it is today. A UCLA Certified Horticulturist, Rose completed her horticultural training with Melinda Taylor & Associates, the Los Angeles based landscape architecture firm handpicked by Frank Gehry to create the landscaping at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and also later, The Broad.

Interiors

  • Large hall with exposed dark wood trusses, chandeliers, green velvet drapes, round linen-covered tables and a stage at the far end.
  • Ballroom table set for an event with silver chargers, wine glasses and a plant centerpiece, with a grand piano, chandeliers and the stage behind.
  • Hall with dark ceiling beams, brass chandeliers, tall windows with green drapes, a grand piano and round tables set with orchids.
  • White fireplace with a gold-framed mirror, an inscription on the mantel, an ornate iron fire screen and carved chests with orchids.
  • Lattice-paneled room with a floral green carpet, card tables with pink table settings, a fireplace and a landscape painting.
  • Sunroom with green lattice walls, glass doors to a garden, square tables and a floral carpet with a large monogram medallion.
  • Arched lattice opening framing a pink marble bar with green cabinets, brass pulls, an orchid and a mirror reflecting the room.
  • Pink marble bar top with green cabinetry set with glassware, a drink dispenser and carafes, seen through a lattice-framed arch.
  • Long lattice-walled room with chandeliers, game tables with colorful card-game sets, a floral carpet and a coral banquette.
  • Lattice-paneled room with a feather-style chandelier, small tables with lamps, a floral carpet, a coral banquette and a fireplace.
  • Lattice-walled room with a pink marble island in the foreground, game tables, a floral carpet and glass doors to the garden.
  • Marble-topped bar with green cabinets holding rows of glassware, drink dispensers and trays, framed by a lattice arch and shell sconce.
  • Sunroom with lattice walls and glass doors opening to a patio, potted palms, square tables and a floral carpet.
  • Lattice-walled room with potted palms, tables set with pink card-game boards, a fireplace and a landscape painting.
  • Small room with hand-painted garden mural walls, a barrel-vaulted ceiling, a round table with orchids and a chandelier.
  • Barrel-vaulted room with garden mural walls, a round table with orchids, a green sideboard and an arched window.
  • Garden-mural room with a vaulted plaster ceiling, round table with orchids, chandelier and an arched window.
  • Dressing room with gray and white striped walls, a long wall mirror with a shelf, two upholstered benches and a wooden chest.
  • Striped-wall dressing room with a long mirror and shelf, two upholstered benches, a marble-topped chest and an orchid.
  • Striped sitting and dressing area with a wooden chest of drawers, orchids, two pink upholstered armchairs and a tall mirror, with an open door to the restroom.
  • Tiger-stripe wallpaper in gold and black above dark brown wainscoting, with a white door and wood floor.
  • Corner of a room with tiger-stripe wallpaper, dark wainscoting, a window, an open door and two tufted white ottomans.
  • Dining room with a long dark table and chairs, two wrought-iron-fronted bookcases, French doors and a framed vintage Carousel poster.
  • Entry hall with exposed dark beams, a lantern chandelier, olive drapes, a white paneled door, terracotta tile floor and a US flag.
  • Long hall with exposed beams, terracotta tile floor, a lantern light, wooden table, olive armchairs and flags framing the sides.
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The Beverly Hills Women’s Club now hosts many civic leaders and philanthropic, community and cultural events and provides a unique Beverly Hills situated environment for simpatico non-profit institutions and organizations such as: LA Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Council of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Pacific Council on International Policy to name a few. These and other similar groups now have a beautiful and unique space to bring their important programming and activities, benefiting thousands of Angelinos each year.

Exteriors

  • Pink Spanish-style clubhouse with carved entrance and brown double doors, reached by a stone path across a green lawn.
  • Pink clubhouse wing with green windows, a curved stone path, blue grasses, pink roses and a trimmed hedge.
  • Covered arched walkway beside the pink clubhouse with red camellias and a historic landmark plaque on the wall.
  • Pink clubhouse with tile roof seen across a sunlit lawn, with a leaning tree, camellia shrubs and a sidewalk.
  • Clubhouse entrance with tile roof and brown double doors behind a large leaning tree and a shaded green lawn.
  • Lavender in the foreground with the white clubhouse and its covered entry path behind.
  • Clubhouse side wall with an arched doorway and green-framed windows behind a tree and flowering garden beds.
  • Round decorative plaster medallion with scrolls on a pink wall above a camellia bush with pink blossoms.
  • Garden patio with white wrought-iron tables and chairs facing a striped awning, glass-walled porch and lawn.
  • Covered patio under a green striped awning with white cushioned chairs, a coffee table and string lights.
  • Shaded garden lawn with tall trees, palms, flower beds and string lights beside the clubhouse wall.
  • Side of the white clubhouse with green-trimmed windows, palm trees and garden beds along a lawn.
  • Long garden lawn beside the glass-walled clubhouse porch, with palms, tall trees and patio tables in the distance.
  • Covered patio with green armchairs, a glass-top coffee table and a striped bench cushion under a green awning with string lights.
  • Glass-walled clubhouse porch under a green and white striped awning, with flower garlands and guests, seen across the lawn from a stone walk.
  • White wrought-iron gate detail with the club's interlocking letter monogram in a round medallion.
  • Covered arched walkway with exposed wood beams and hanging lantern, a stone path and brown door with brick steps.
  • Clubhouse at dusk with lit windows, tile roof, a leaning tree, camellia shrubs and a lawn in the foreground.
  • Outdoor evening event table with a pleated lamp, pink peonies and wildflowers in a glass vase, and lit candles, with string lights behind.
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Since the club’s revitalization began in 2021, BHWC charitable activities have supported: The Downtown Women’s Center, American Red Cross (an affiliation that first began in 1917 during WWI), Virginia Robinson Gardens (Beverly Hills Landmark No. 2), Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, Make a Wish Foundation, Not Today Cancer Run of the Stars, Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, Salvation Army Westwood Transition Village and The Colleagues.

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