University Club of Montreal explained

Purpose:	Private club
Headquarters:	Maison James-Reid-Wilson, 1201, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Location City:	Montreal, Quebec

The University Club of Montreal is a private social club in Montreal, Quebec. The club was conceived in December 1906 as a gentlemen's club intended for university graduates, and was incorporated on 8 November 1907. Since 1988 it has been a mixed-sex club.

History

Its building was completed around 1912, and is known as "University Club" or as Édifice du Club-Universitaire-de-Montréal.^[1]

The building, completed in 1913, was designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs, an architect noted for his Arts and Crafts work.

The building was registered as a monument historiques du Quebec on September 29, 1986.^[2]

In late 2017, the club was in the process of giving up its historic building.^[3]

See also

• List of gentlemen's clubs in Canada

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF HISTORY AND TRADITIONS: THE FOUNDING OF THE CLUB – DECEMBER 1, 1906 . University Club. September 8, 2019.
2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=372029 Édifice du Club-Universitaire-de-Montréal
3. News: University Club of Montreal giving up its Percy Nobbs-designed downtown digs . Susan Schwartz . . December 25, 2017 . September 8, 2019.