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The Algonquin Club of Boston was founded by a group, including General Charles Taylor. [2] [3] Its clubhouse on Commonwealth Avenue was designed by McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1888, and was soon called "the finest and most perfectly appointed club-house in America" [4] and more recently the "most grandiose" of Boston's clubs.
The club is considered one of the most prestigious in Chicago, ranking fourth in the United States and first in the Midwest on the Five Star Platinum Club list. [1] Union League clubs, which are legally separate but share similar histories and maintain reciprocal links with one another, are also located in New York City and Philadelphia.
The club appeared in fictionalized form as the "St. Filipe Club" in two novels written by Arlo Bates, The Pagans (1884) and The Philistines (1888). [ 10 ] Since 1972 at 199 Commonwealth Avenue, [ 11 ] the club maintains reciprocal relationships with a large number of social clubs worldwide.
The club was formed by a merger between the Union Club and the University & Schools Club in January 2007. [2] [3] Members must be nominated and seconded and the annual membership fee is only disclosed to potential members. [4] The club has reciprocal relationships with other like minded clubs around the world.
The club has reciprocal arrangements with more than 100 clubs throughout the world. Members can use the facilities of overseas reciprocal clubs with a card or letter of introduction issued by the Calcutta Rowing Club. [8] Madras Boat Club, Chennai, India [9] The Durban Club, Durban, South Africa [10] National Liberal Club, London, UK [11]
The club also features restaurants, lounge areas, and function rooms available for business and social events. [2] [9] It has over 400 reciprocal clubs in 60 countries. [1] The British Club is closely oriented towards the British community in Thailand, and has ties with several community organizations, who are allowed regular use of the club ...
In 1885 the Club’s Committee, with funds raised from the members, decided to construct a Club House, [2] at an ultimate cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £412,787 in 2023). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale Herald reported that plans were approved by Harrogate Borough Council on 2 April 1885, [ 5 ] and the Borough Surveyor certified ...
In the dining room of the Singapore Club on 21 May 1946, to reinstate the Tanglin Club, an institution founded seventy-five years earlier as a premier establishment. The club reopened on 1 September 1946, with 182 Ordinary Members, including 127 pre-war registered members, 23 lady members and provision for up to 300 service members.