Algonquin Club Explained

The Algonquin Club of Boston, presently known as The 'Quin House,[1] is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1886. Originally a business-themed gentlemen's club, it is now open to men and women of all races, religions, and nationalities.

History

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.[5]

It remains the only "socially elite" old-guard Boston club with a purpose-built clubhouse.[6] The Harvard Club, for example, built its Commonwealth Avenue clubhouse in 1912–1913. A real estate company bought the clubhouse in 2018.[7], the club is closed for renovations, including a new fitness facility and a roof deck.[8] It will remain a private club, but plans to expand its membership.[9] The Algonquin Club maintains reciprocal relationships with more than 150 social clubs worldwide.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Kuschner . Erin . July 12, 2021 . Take a look inside The 'Quin House, a members-only social club . 2022-11-25 . Boston.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Hornblower . Samuel . April 27, 2000 . Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs . 2022-11-25 . The Harvard Crimson.
  3. Book: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . 1922 . New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. 37-52 . Scott . Henry Edwards . lxvi . en.
  4. Moses King, King's Hand-book of Boston, Boston, 1889, p. 259
  5. Web site: Muther . Christopher . Comments . July 10, 2021 . A stalwart of old Boston society is reinvented for modern sensibilities . 2022-11-25 . The Boston Globe . en-US.
  6. News: Hornblower . Samuel . April 27, 2000 . Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192435/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2000/4/27/fifteen-minutes-the-old-boys-clubs/ . dead . June 4, 2011 . The Harvard Crimson . June 14, 2020 .
  7. "The Algonquin Club Acquired for $17.5 Million", BLDUP December 12, 2018
  8. "Zoning Relief Granted to the Algonquin Club", The Boston Sun, August 3, 2018
  9. "Permit Pulled for Renovations of Algonquin Club", BLDUP July 3, 2019

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