Algonquin Club

The Algonquin Club of Boston is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1886 by a group including General Charles Taylor. Originally a men's business club, it is now open to men and women of all races, faiths, and nationalities.

The Algonquin Club at 217 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston (2008)

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"[1] and more recently the "most grandiose" of Boston's clubs. It remains the only Boston club with a purpose-built clubhouse.[2]

The Algonquin Club maintains reciprocal relationships with more than 150 social clubs worldwide.

See also
  • List of American gentlemen's clubs

References
  1. Moses King, King's Hand-book of Boston, Boston, 1889, p. 259
  2. Hornblower, Samuel (April 27, 2000). "Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 14, 2020.


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