Fort Schuyler Club

The Fort Schuyler Club, founded in 1883, is a traditional gentlemen's club located in downtown Utica, New York, USA. Early members of the club included Elihu Root, Francis Kernan, Horatio Seymour, Charlemagne Tower, and Ward Hunt.[2]

Fort Schuyler Club Building
Location254 Genesee Street, Utica, New York
Coordinates43°5′59″N 75°14′7″W
Built1830
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.04000436[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2004

The club's clubhouse is "significant as a rare and substantially intact example of a late 19th-early 20th century social club" in downtown utica.[2] The building, built in stages from 1830 on, is a landmark located prominently on Genesee Street, the "principal thoroughfare" of Utica.[2] First used as a residence, the club purchased the building in 1883, shortly after its establishment.[2] It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

See also
  • List of traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Smith, Raymond W. (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Schuyler Club Building". Retrieved 2008-04-03.


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