Minneapolis Club

Coordinates: 44°58′30″N 93°16′10″W / 44.97500°N 93.26944°W / 44.97500; -93.26944 The Minneapolis Club is a private club with its clubhouse located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota at 729 Second Avenue South. It has three restaurants, an aquatic center, fitness center, meeting rooms, business center, a boutique hotel and an adjacent parking ramp. The Club prides itself in being “the place for extraordinary experiences.”

History

Minnesota business and civic leaders, including John Pillsbury and Charles Loring[1] founded the Minneapolis Club in 1883. In its first 25 years of establishment, the club changed its locations three times. However, the Club’s location hasn’t changed since its present building opening in 1909.

For decades, the Minneapolis Club has served the Twin Cities as a premier private city club and gathering place to build community and connections. Throughout the years, the Club has played host to may prominent figures and visitors, including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, and multiple U.S. presidents and heads of state.

The rooms at the Minneapolis Club were the most desirable place to stay during the 1892 Republican National Convention.[2] William Howard Taft stayed, and dined, at the club during his 1909 visit to the Twin Cities.[3] Then-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visited the club in 1901, just before becoming president.[1] Carroll D. Wright, the US Commissioner of Labor, presented comments on the Coal Strike of 1902 at the club.[4] In 1909, the Minneapolis banking establishment used the club to host Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island for a day-long forum on financial issues.[5] James J. Hill, a member, hosted his 67th birthday at the club.[1]

Membership

The Minneapolis Club is a private city club that creates a membership community and connects them socially and professionally through both public and private experiences. Members receive reciprocity privileges at other 5-Star Clubs both in Minnesota and worldwide.

Membership in the Minneapolis Club is by invitation only, but they offer tours to the public and occasionally hosts events for the public.[6] The club does not, however, discriminate based on race, sex, national origin, or religion.[6]

Notable members have included Supreme Court justice Harry Blackmun[7] and Sol Smith Russell,[8] the actor and comedian.

Athletic & Wellness

The Minneapolis Club’s Health & Fitness Center offers a newly renovated squash court, spinning classes, water aerobics and Pilates. The Aquatic Center features a pool with four 20-meter swimming lanes as well as a separate, therapeutic pool. Members can exercise and develop custom fitness programs with on-hand personal trainers and nutritionists.

Event Hosting

The Club hosts private and public events[9] in a wide range of elegant spaces to suit various need, up to 800 guests at a given time. Led by award-winning Chef Håkan Lundberg, the Club offers creative cuisine from daily lunches to gourmet dinners. Guests can take advantage of on-site event support, adjacent parking, wifi and modern amenities.

Architecture

The Minneapolis Club is historic brick building located in downtown Minneapolis. The present building was designed by Gordon, Tracy and Swartwout (New York) with William Channing Whitney and constructed in 1908.[10] Building expansions took place in 1911 by Hewitt and Brown and again in 2002 by Setter Leach & Lindstrom.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Edgar, William (1920), Minneapolis Club: A Review of its History from 1883 to 1920 by an Old Member
  2. ↑ "On the Way to the Hall". New York Times. 1892-06-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Taft Spends Day in the Twin Cities". New York Times. 1909-09-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Carroll D. Wright Says Miners will Lose Fight". New York Times. 1902-09-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Aldrich Asks Questions". New York Times. 1909-11-13. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  6. 1 2 "Membership at the Minneapolis Club". The Minneapolis Club. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  7. ↑ Yarbrough, Tinsley (2008), Harry A. Blackmun: The Outsider Justice, Oxford University Press, USA, p. 126
  8. ↑ "On the Way to the Hall". New York Times Illustrated Weekly Magazine. 1898-01-16. p. SM5. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Event venue - Minneapolis Club". www.mplsclub.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  10. 1 2 Millett, Larry (2007), AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Minnesota Historical Society, p. 37
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