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Pages in category "Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Philadelphia Club was founded in 1834 and is located at 13th and Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia. It is the oldest city club in the United States and one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs . Notable members have included George Meade , Owen Wister , and many members of the Du Pont and Biddle families .
The Gentlemen's club was founded in 1874 as the Social Arts Club of Philadelphia by Dr. William Pepper and Silas Weir Mitchell. The club was renamed in late 1875 when it moved to a new building on Rittenhouse Square that had been the home of James Harper. [1] James E. Carpenter, Esquire was later the governor of the Rittenhouse Club. He was ...
The intention of the Club is expressed in its charter: The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are the association of authors, artists, men of science and the learned professions, and amateurs of music, letters, and the fine arts; and by receptions given to men or women distinguished in art, literature, science, or politics, and other kindred means, to promote social intercourse among ...
The building was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1961. [11] The interior of the building was designed to evoke the 18th century coffeehouse envisioned by the club's namesake, Benjamin Franklin. Its original sign is now part of the collection of the McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture. [12]
The five oldest existing American clubs are the South River Club in South River, Maryland (c.1690/1700), the Schuylkill Fishing Company in Andalusia, Pennsylvania (1732), the Old Colony Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1769), the Philadelphia Club in Philadelphia (1834), and the Union Club of the City of New York in New York City (1836). [1]
In the late 1980s, South Street became one of the city's main tourist attractions. Tourists flocked to the nightlife that South Street had accumulated over the years, and the "neighborhood" community aspect was gradually stripped from it. Many of the South Street clubs have closed, replaced by chain stores and shops to cater to tourists. [5]
Philadelphians celebrating Independence Day on July 4, 1819. Present-day Philadelphia was formerly inhabited by Lenape, a Native American tribe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Philadelphia was known globally for its freedom of religion and a city where people could live without fear of persecution because of their religious affiliations or practices.