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List of traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States

List of traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States

The following is a list of notable traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States, including those that are now defunct. Historically, these clubs were exclusively for men,[1] but most (though not all) now admit women.

History

The traditional gentlemen's club originated in London (in particular the St. James's area) in the 18th century as a successor to coffeehouses.[1] Today, these clubs also continue to operate in the United States. The five oldest existing American clubs are the South River Club in South River, Maryland (c.1690/1700), the Schuylkill Fishing Company in Andalusia, Pennsylvania (1732), the Old Colony Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1769), The Philadelphia Club in Philadelphia (1834), and the Union Club of the City of New York in New York City (1836).[1] The Boston Club, of New Orleans, named after the card game and not the city, is the oldest southern club, founded in 1841 and recently celebrated its 175th Anniversary (2016)[2]. The five oldest existing clubs west of the Mississippi River are the Pacific Club in Honolulu (1851), the Pacific-Union Club (1852), Olympic Club (1860), and Concordia-Argonaut Club (1864), all in San Francisco, and the Arlington Club in Portland, Oregon (1867).

Present day

While most major American cities today have at least one gentlemen's club, they are most prevalent in older cities, especially those on the East Coast.[1] As detailed below, only twelve American cities have five or more such clubs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Also as detailed below, New York City contains more than any other American city, including the Yale Club of New York City, the largest traditional gentlemen's club in the world.[3] Throughout the country, though, many clubs have reciprocal relationships with the older clubs in London, with each other, and with other gentlemen's clubs around the world.

A few American gentlemen's clubs maintain separate "city" and "country" clubhouses, essentially functioning as both a traditional gentlemen's club in one location and a country club in another: the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee,[4] the New York Athletic Club in New York City, the Union League of Philadelphia, the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, and the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Similarly, the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles functions as a traditional gentlemen's club in one location and a beach club in another.

Because the term "gentlemen's club" is commonly used in the United States to refer euphemistically to strip clubs, traditional gentlemen's clubs often are referred to as "men's clubs" or "city clubs" (as opposed to country clubs) or simply as "private social clubs" or just "private clubs". For other meanings and nuances of the word "club", see club.

List

Alabama

  • Birmingham The Birmingham Athletic Club (1886–1926), became insolvent[5] The Birmingham Athletic Club (1999–2009), became insolvent[6] The Club (1951)[7][8] The Phoenix Club (1883–1926), moved to Shades Mountain and became a country club[9] The Southern Club (1883-1931), became insolvent[10]

  • Mobile The Athelstan Club (1875)[11] The Bienville Club (1967–2013), became insolvent[12] The International Trade Club (1966-2009), became insolvent[13]

  • Tuscaloosa The University Club of the University of Alabama (1944)[14][15]

Alaska

  • Anchorage The Petroleum Club of Anchorage (1958)[16][17]

Arizona

  • Phoenix The Arizona Club (1894–2009), became insolvent[18][19] The University Club of Phoenix (1965)[18][20]

  • Tempe The University Club of Arizona State University (1989)[21][22]

  • The University Club of Arizona State University

  • Tucson The Mountain Oyster Club (1948)[23][24]

Arkansas

  • Little Rock The Little Rock Club (1969)[25][26]

California

  • Bakersfield The Petroleum Club of Bakersfield (1952)[27][28]

  • Berkeley The Berkeley City Club (1927) The Berkeley Faculty Club (1902)[29][30]

  • The Berkeley City Club

  • The Berkeley Faculty Club

  • Eureka The Ingomar Club (1950)

  • The Ingomar Club

  • Fresno The Downtown Club (1963-2013), became insolvent[31]

  • Long Beach The Long Beach Petroleum Club (1953)[32][33]

  • Los Angeles The Academy of Magical Arts (1952) The California Club (1887) The Jonathan Club (1895) The Los Angeles Athletic Club (1880) The Regency Club (1981-2011), became insolvent[34] The University Club of Los Angeles (1898-1992), became insolvent[35]

  • The California Club

  • Modesto Old Fisherman's Club [603]

  • Monterey Pacheco Club (1957)[36][37]

  • Newport Beach The Pacific Club (1981), which presents the Lott Trophy[38][39]

  • Oakland The Bellevue Club (1929) (Never a gentlemen's club, it was exclusively for women until 1973)[40][41] The Lakeview Club (1984-2000), became insolvent[42]

  • Palo Alto The Stanford Faculty Club (1908)[43][44] The University Club of Palo Alto (1952)[45][46]

  • Pasadena The Athenaeum at Caltech (1930) The Pasadena Athletic Club (1926-2007), became insolvent[47] The University Club of Pasadena (1922)[48][49]

  • Sacramento The Sutter Club (1889)[50][51]

  • San Diego The Faculty Club (1975)[52][53] The University Club of San Diego (1896)[54][55]

  • San Francisco Bankers Club The Bohemian Club (1872), which hosts the Bohemian Grove retreat The Cercle de l'Union ("the French Club") (1905)[56][57] The City Club of San Francisco (1930), until 1987 called the Pacific Stock Exchange Lunch Club[58][59] The Concordia-Argonaut Club (1864)[60][61] The Family (1901), founded by members of the Bohemian Club who left in a dispute The Marines Memorial Club (1946) The Norwegian Club of San Francisco (1898) The Olympic Club (1860) The Pacific-Union Club (1852) The University Club of San Francisco (1890) The Villa Taverna (1960)[62][63]

  • The Bohemian Club

  • The Marines Memorial Club

  • The Olympic Club

  • The Pacific-Union Club

  • The University Club of San Francisco

  • San Jose The Metropolitan University Club (1936-1990), created from merger of previous Metropolitan Social & Athletic Club (1936) and University Club of San Jose (1957), became insolvent[64] The Sainte Claire Club (1895)[64][65] The Silicon Valley Athletic Club (1981), until 2012 called the San Jose Athletic Club[64][66][67]

  • The Sainte Claire Club

  • The University Club of Santa Barbara

  • Stockton The Yosemite Club (1888-2010), became insolvent[74][75]

Colorado

  • Colorado Springs The El Paso Club (1877)[76][77]

  • Denver The Cactus Club (1911)[78] The Denver Athletic Club (1884)[79] The Denver Club (1880–1995), Denver's oldest club, became insolvent; had contained two singles and one doubles squash courts[80] The Denver Petroleum Club (1948)[81][82] The Denver Press Club (1877),[83][84] the oldest existing press club in the United States The University Club of Denver (1891)[85][86]

  • The Denver Athletic Club

Connecticut

  • Greenwich The Field Club (1908)[87][88]

  • Hartford The Hartford Club (1873)

  • The Hartford Club

  • New Haven The Graduate Club (1892)[89][90][91] Mory's Association (1849) The New Haven Lawn Club (1891)[92] The Quinnipiack Club (1871)[89][91][93]

  • Mory's Association

  • New London The Thames Club (1869)[94][95]

  • Waterbury The Waterbury Club (1881-2009), became insolvent[96]

Delaware

  • Wilmington The Wilmington Club (1855)[97] The University Club of Wilmington (1924-1958), merged with the Wilmington Whist Club to become the University and Whist Club[97] The University and Whist Club (1891)[97][98]

  • The Wilmington Club

District of Columbia

  • Washington The Alibi Club (1884) The Army and Navy Club (1885)[99] The Arts Club of Washington (1916) The Capitol Hill Club (The National Republican Club) (1951) The City Tavern Club (1959)[100] The Cosmos Club (1878) The George Town Club (1966)[101][102] The Metropolitan Club (1863)[103] The National Press Club (1908) The Racquet Club of Washington (1920-1936), merged into the University Club of Washington, D.C.[104] The Sulgrave Club (1922)[105] The University Club of Washington, DC (1904)[106][107] The Washington Club (1891-2013), merged into the University Club of Washington, D.C. [108]

  • The Alibi Club

  • The Army and Navy Club

  • The Arts Club of Washington

  • The Capitol Hill Club

  • The City Tavern Club

  • The Cosmos Club

  • The Metropolitan Club

  • The National Press Club

  • The Racquet Club of Washington (1920-1936); The University Club of Washington, DC (1936–present)

  • The Washington Club

Florida

  • Jacksonville The River Club of Jacksonville (1954)[109][110]

  • Miami The Bankers Club (1972-2014),[111][112][113] The Brickell Club (1988-1995), became insolvent[114][115] The City Club (1984-1994), merged with the Miami Club to become the Miami City Club[114] The Miami City Club (1994-2011), became insolvent[116] The Miami Club (1921-1994), merged with the City Club to become the Miami City Club[114] The Standard Club of Greater Miami (1961-1990), became insolvent[114] The University Club of Miami(1954-1995), became insolvent[114][117]

  • Naples The Collier Athletic Club (1985-2010), became insolvent[118]

  • Orlando The University Club of Orlando (1926)[119][120]

  • North Palm Beach The City Club of the Palm Beaches (1990-2010), became insolvent[121]

  • Sarasota The University Club of Sarasota (1969-2009), went bankrupt[122]

  • Surfside The Surf Club (1930)[123][124]

  • Tallahassee The Governor's Club (1982)[125][126]

  • Tampa The Tampa Club (1982)[127][128] The University Club of Tampa (1946)[129][130]

Georgia

  • Atlanta The Burns Club Atlanta (1896) The Capital City Club (1883) The Cherokee Town and Country Club (1956)[131][132] The Georgian Club (1982)[133][134] The Peachtree Club (1989)[135][136] The Piedmont Driving Club (1887) The Standard Club (1866–1983), moved to Johns Creek, Georgia, and became a country club

  • The Capital City Club

  • Augusta The Pinnacle Club (1967)[137][138]

  • Macon The City Club of Macon (1992–2008), became insolvent[139][140] The Side Porch Lounge Club of Stanislaus (2005)

  • Savannah The Chatham Club (1968)[141][142] The Oglethorpe Club (1870)[143][144][145]

  • The Oglethorpe Club

Hawaii

  • Honolulu The Commercial Club (1906-1963), became insolvent[146] The Pacific Club (1851)[146][147] The University Club of Honolulu (1905-1930), merged into the Pacific Club[146] Outrigger Canoe Club (1908)

Idaho

Illinois

  • Chicago The Casino Club (1914)[150] The Caxton Club (1895) The Chicago Athletic Association (1890-2007), went bankrupt[151] The Chicago Club (1869) The Cliff Dwellers Club (1907)[152] The Covenant Club The Quadrangle Club (1893) The Racquet Club of Chicago (1923) The Tavern Club The Tower Club The Standard Club (1869)[153][154] The Union League of Chicago (1879) The University Club of Chicago (1887)

  • The Chicago Club

  • The Quadrangle Club

  • The University Club of Chicago

  • Decatur The Decatur Club (1883)[155][156]

  • Moline The Moline Commercial Club (1907–1933), became insolvent[157]

  • Oakbrook Terrace The DuPage Club (1984)[158][159]

  • Peoria The Creve Coeur Club (1894)[160][161]

  • Rockford The University Club of Rockford (1911)[162][163]

  • Springfield The Sangamo Club (1890)[164][165]

  • Wilmette The Michigan Shores Club (1904), until 1943 called the Shawnee Club[166][167]

Indiana

  • Bloomington The University Club of Indiana University (1958)[168]

  • Evansville The Evansville Petroleum Club (1948-2006), became insolvent[169]

  • Fort Wayne The Summit Club (~1967-2008), became insolvent[170]

  • Indianapolis The Antelope Club (1947) [171] The Columbia Club (1889)[172] The Indianapolis Athletic Club (1920-2004), became insolvent[173] The Indianapolis Press Club (1934-2004), became insolvent, but still operates a charitable foundation[174] IUPUI University Club (1988) [175] The University Club of Indianapolis (1893)[176]

  • The Columbia Club

  • New Albany The Calumet Club (1919-1932), ceased existence but held reunions up until 1975[177]

  • South Bend The Summit Club (1967-2012), became insolvent[178]

Iowa

  • Davenport The Davenport Club (1945-1993), became insolvent[179] The Outing Club (1891)[180]

  • The Outing Club

  • Des Moines The Des Moines Club (1909-2002), merged with the Embassy Club to become the Des Moines Embassy Club[181] The Des Moines Embassy Club (1909), formed in 2002 from the merger of the Embassy Club and Des Moines Club[181][182] The Embassy Club (1946-2002), merged with the Des Moines Club to become the Des Moines Embassy Club[181]

  • Iowa City The University Club of Iowa City (1917-2018)[183][184]

Kansas

  • Hutchinson The Hutchinson Town Club (1947)[185][186]

  • Kansas City The Kansas City Athletic Club (1887)

  • Topeka The Top of the Tower Club (1968)[187][188]

  • Wichita The Petroleum Club of Wichita (1949)[189] The Wichita Club (1889-1996), merged into the Petroleum Club of Wichita[190]

Kentucky

  • Covington The Metropolitan Club (1991)[191][192]

  • Lexington The Club at Spindletop Hall (1965)[193][194] The Lexington Club (1860)[195][196][197][198]

  • Louisville The Pendennis Club (1881) The University Club of Louisville (1991)[199][200] The Louisville Thoroughbred Society (2018)[201]

  • The Pendennis Club

  • Owensboro The Campbell Club (1959) - Permanently closed on December 21, 2018 [202]

  • The Campbell Club

Louisiana

  • Baton Rouge The Camelot Club (1967)[203][204] The Camelot Club is now defunct. The City Club (1957)[205][206]

  • The City Club of Baton Rouge

  • Lafayette The Petroleum Club of Lafayette (1953)[207][208]

  • Lake Charles The Pioneer Club (1948)[209][210]

  • Monroe The Lotus Club (1920)[211]

  • Morgan City The Petroleum Club of Morgan City (1966)[212]

  • New Orleans The Boston Club (1841), oldest in the South.[213] The Louisiana Club (1872)[214] Le Moyne de Bienville Club (1964)[215] The New Orleans Athletic Club (1872)[216][217] The Pickwick Club (1857)[218] The Round Table Club (1898)[213] The Stratford Club (1897)[219] The Zulu Social aid and pleasure Club 1909 http://www.kreweofzulu.com/history [604] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Social_Aid_%26_Pleasure_Club [605]

  • The Boston Club

  • The Chess, Checkers, & Whist Club (1883-1932)

  • The Harmony Club (1896-1930)

  • Shreveport The Cambridge Club (1982-2009), became insolvent[220] The Petroleum Club of Shreveport (1948)[221][222] The Shreveport Club (1946)[220][223] The University Club of Shreveport (1979-2011), became insolvent[220]

Maine

  • The Portland Club

Maryland

  • The Johns Hopkins Club

  • South River The South River Club (c.1690); oldest existing gentlemen's club in North America

  • The South River Club

Massachusetts

  • Amherst The University of Massachusetts University Club (1935)[235][236]

  • Andover The Lanam Club (1957)[237]

  • The Lanam Club

  • Boston The Algonquin Club (1885) The Anthology Club (1804-1811), which founded the Boston Athenæum The Boston Athletic Association (1887-1936), lost clubhouse amidst the Great Depression, continues to exist as a society organizing races, including the Boston Marathon The Boston City Club (1906) The Badminton & Tennis Club (1908) The Boston College Club (1913)[238][239] The Club of Odd Volumes (1887) The Harvard Club of Boston (1908) The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1795-1959), lost clubhouse and moved to Quincy, Massachusetts, where it became a charity fund The St. Botolph Club (1880)[240][241] The Somerset Club (1852) The Tavern Club (1884) The Tennis and Racquet Club (1902) The Union Boat Club (1851) The Union Club of Boston (1863) The University Club of Boston (1891)[242][243] The Wardroom Club of Boston (1899), Founded in 1899 as a direct result of the Spanish–American War, is based in the old Charlestown Navy Yard

  • The Algonquin Club

  • The Club of Odd Volumes

  • The Harvard Club of Boston

  • The Somerset Club

  • The Tavern Club

  • The Tennis and Racquet Club

  • The Union Boat Club

  • The Union Club of Boston

  • The Boston City Club

  • Cambridge The Harvard Faculty Club (1920)[244][245]

  • Fall River The Quequechan Club (1861)

  • The Quequechan Club

  • Fitchburg The Fay Club (1910)[246]

  • The Fay Club

  • Lenox The Lenox Club (1864)[247][248]

  • Lowell The Yorick Club (1882-1979), went bankrupt

  • The Yorick Club (1901-1979)

  • New Bedford The Wamsutta Club (1866)

  • Newburyport The Dalton Club (1898)

  • Plymouth The Old Colony Club (1769), third oldest existing gentlemen's club in the United States (behind the South River Club and the Schuylkill Fishing Company)[249][250]

  • Quincy The Neighborhood Club (1916)[251][252]

  • Springfield The Colony Club (1915)[253][254]

  • Worcester The Worcester Club (1888)[255]

  • The Worcester Club

Michigan

  • Calumet The Miscowaubik Club (1903)[256]

  • The Miscowaubik Club

  • Detroit The Book Club of Detroit (1957) The Detroit Athletic Club (1887) The Detroit Club (1882) The Detroit Racquet Club (1902)[257][258] The Harmonie Club (1849-1974), became insolvent The Players (1910)

  • The Detroit Athletic Club

  • The Detroit Club

  • The Harmonie Club (1893-1974)

  • The Players

  • Grand Rapids The Peninsular Club (1881-2008), became insolvent[259] The Press Club (1953-2004), merged into the University Club of Grand Rapids[260] The University Club of Grand Rapids (1923)[260][261]

  • Iron Mountain The Chippewa Club (1945)[262][263]

  • Kalamazoo The Beacon Club (1947)[264][265] The Park Club of Kalamazoo(1904)[266][267]

  • Lansing The University Club of Michigan State University (1962)[268][269]

  • Saginaw The Saginaw Club (1889)[270]

Minnesota

  • Bloomington The Decathlon Club (1968-2000), was damaged in fire and did not reopen[271][272]

  • Duluth Kitchi Gammi Club (1883)[273][274]

  • The Kitchi Gammi Club

  • Minneapolis The Campus Club (1911)[275][276] The Minneapolis Athletic Club (1915-1998), became insolvent[277] The Minneapolis Club (1883)

  • Saint Paul The Minnesota Club (1910-2000), became insolvent[278] The St. Paul Athletic Club (1917-1991), became insolvent[279] The University Club of Saint Paul (1912)[280][281]

  • The University Club of Saint Paul

Mississippi

Missouri

  • Clayton The Saint Louis Club (1961)[286][287] The University Club of St. Louis (1872-2007), became insolvent[288] The Whittemore House Club (1969)[289][290]

  • The Whittemore House Club

  • Columbia The University Club of Missouri University (1895)[291][292]

  • Kansas City The Kansas City Athletic Club (1887-1997), moved to Kansas City, Kansas The Kansas City Club (1882-2015), went bankrupt The Progress Club (1881-1928), moved and became the Oakwood Country Club[293] The River Club (1948)[294][295] The University Club of Kansas City (1901-1999), merged into the Kansas City Club[296][297]

  • The Kansas City Athletic Club (1923-1997)

  • The Kansas City Club (1888-1922)

  • The Kansas City Club (1922-2001)

  • The University Club of Kansas City (1920-2001); the Kansas City Club (2001–2015)

  • The Progress Club (1893-1928)

  • The River Club

  • Springfield The Tower Club (1987-2017), closed in early 2017 and reopened as a public venue [298][299]

  • St. Joseph The Benton Club (1887)[300][301][302][303]

  • The Benton Club

  • St. Louis The Missouri Athletic Club (1903), which awards the Hermann Trophy The Noonday Club (1893–2008), merged into the Missouri Athletic Club[304][305][306][307] The Racquet Club of St. Louis (1906), which funded Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis[308][309][310][311] The St. Louis Club (1886–1925), was damaged in fire and did not reopen[312] The University Club of St. Louis (1872–1974), moved to Clayton, Missouri[313]

  • The Missouri Athletic Club

  • The Racquet Club of St. Louis

  • The St. Louis Club (1899–1925)

  • The University Club of St. Louis (1917–1974)

Montana

  • Billings The Billings Petroleum Club (1954)[314][315]

  • Butte The Silver Bow Club (1906-1930), became insolvent[316]

  • Helena Montana Club (1885)[317][318] Its 1905 new building was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert with attention to style of traditional London gentlemen's clubs. NRHP-listed within Helena Historic District. Its floor design includes white swastikas.

  • Miles City The Miles City Club (1884)[319]

Nebraska

  • Lincoln The Nebraska Club (1954)[320][321] The University Club of Lincoln (1923-1999), became insolvent, members joined Nebraska Club[321]

  • Omaha The Omaha Press Club (1955)[322][323]

New Hampshire

  • Portsmouth The One Hundred Club (2003)[324][325] The Warwick Club (1892)[326]

New Jersey

  • Florham Park The Park Avenue Club (1894)[327][328]

  • Montclair The Commonwealth Club (1904)[329][330]

  • Morristown The Morristown Club (1884)[331][332]

  • Newark The 744 Club (1958-1991), became insolvent[333] The Downtown Club (1914-1983), became insolvent[333] The Essex Club (1876-1992), became insolvent[333] The Newark Athletic Club (1850-1965), became insolvent[333]

  • New Brunswick The Rutgers Club (1957)[334][335]

  • Ocean City The Riverboat Club (1964-2017), closed due to expensive fire code violations[336]

  • Princeton The Nassau Club (1889)[337][338] The Prospect House Club (1968)[339]

  • The Nassau Club

  • The Prospect House Club

  • Trenton The Trenton Club (1884-2013), became insolvent[340][341]

New Mexico

  • Albuquerque The Albuquerque Petroleum Club (1956-2007), became insolvent[342] The Albuquerque Press Club (1965)[343][344][345]

New York

  • Albany The Fort Orange Club (1880)[346][347] The University Club of Albany (1901)[348]

  • The University Club of Albany

  • Binghamton The Binghamton Club (1880)[349][350]

  • Buffalo The Buffalo Club (1867)[351][352] The Saturn Club (1885)[353] The University Club of Buffalo (1894-1980), became insolvent[354]

  • The Saturn Club

  • Elmira The Elmira City Club (1889)[355][356]

  • Jamestown The Jamestown Town Club (1929)[357][358]

  • New York City Clubs affiliated with university alumni groups: The Cornell Club of New York (1889) The Harvard Club of New York (1887) The Columbia University Club of New York (1901-1973), continues to exist "in residence" at The Penn Club of New York [359] The NYU Club lost clubhouse in 1989, continues to exist "in residence" at the Princeton Club of New York [360] The Penn Club of New York City (1901) The Princeton Club of New York (1866; incorporated as Club 1899) The Williams Club (1913-2010), lost clubhouse, continues to exist "in residence" at the Princeton Club of New York The Yale Club of New York City (1897), the largest private club in the world,[3] which awarded the Heisman Trophy in 2002 and 2003 The Brook (1903) The Century Association (1847) The Coffee House Club (1914)[361][362] The Chemists' Club (1898-1970), lost clubhouse, continues to exist as an "inner club" of the Penn Club of New York City[363][364] The Collectors Club of New York (1896) The Down Town Association (1859) The Downtown Athletic Club (1926-2002), founded the Heisman Trophy and awarded it each year until irreparably damaged in the September 11 attacks The Engineers Club (1888-1979), went bankrupt and lost clubhouse[365] The Explorers Club (1904) The Friars' Club (1904) The Grolier Club (1884) The Harmonie Club (1852) The India House Club (1914)[366] The Knickerbocker Club (1871) The Leash (1925)[367] The Links Club (1921)[368] The Lotos Club (1870) The Metropolitan Club (1891) The Montauk Club (1891) The National Arts Club (1898) The New York Athletic Club (1868) The New York Yacht Club (1844) The Nippon Club (1905) The Norwood Club (2007) The Players (1888) The Racquet and Tennis Club (1876) The River Club of New York (1929)[369][370] The Salmagundi Club (1871) The Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club (1919) The Spanish Benevolent Society (1868) The Squadron A Association (1884-1941), lost clubhouse, continues to exist as an "inner club" of the Women's National Republican Club The Union Club (1836), second oldest existing gentlemen's city club in the United States behind The Philadelphia Club) The Union League Club of New York (1863) The University Club of New York (1865) The Whitehall Club (1908-1992)

  • The Century Association

  • The Collectors Club of New York

  • The Cornell Club

  • The Down Town Association

  • The Downtown Athletic Club (1930-2001)

  • The Engineers Club (1907-1979)

  • The Friars' Club

  • The Grolier Club (1890-1937)

  • The Harmonie Club

  • The Harvard Club of New York

  • The India House Club

  • The Knickerbocker Club

  • The Lotos Club

  • The Metropolitan Club

  • The Montauk Club

  • The National Arts Club

  • The New York Athletic Club

  • The New York Yacht Club

  • The Norwood Club

  • The Penn Club of New York City

  • The Players

  • The Princeton Club of New York

  • The Racquet and Tennis Club

  • The Salmagundi Club

  • The SSMA Club

  • The Squadron A Association (1895-1941)

  • The Union Club of the City of New York

  • The Union League Club of New York

  • The University Club of New York

  • The Williams Club (1921-2010)

  • The Yale Club of New York City

  • Poughkeepsie The Amrita Club (1873-1980), became insolvent

  • The Amrita Club (1912-1980)

  • Rochester The Genesee Valley Club (1885)[371][372][373] The University Club of Rochester (1909-1999), went bankrupt[374]

  • The Genesee Valley Club

  • The University Club of Rochester (1929-1999)

  • Schenectady The Mohawk Club (1885)[375][376]

  • Syracuse The Century Club of Syracuse (1876)[377][378]

  • Utica The City Club of Utica (1888-1975), became insolvent[379] The Fort Schuyler Club (1883)[379][380][381]

  • The Fort Schuyler Club

North Carolina

  • Charlotte The Charlotte Athletic Club (1968-1991), merged into the Tower Club[382] The Charlotte City Club (1947)[383][384] The Tower Club (1984-2004), merged into the Charlotte City Club[385]

  • Durham The University Club of North Carolina (1987)[386]

  • Gastonia The City Club of Gastonia (1985-2012), went bankrupt[387]

  • Greensboro The Greensboro City Club (1971-2005), became insolvent[388]

  • Hickory The Hickory Sportsman's Club (1985)[389]

  • High Point The String and Splinter Club (1957)[390][391]

  • Raleigh The Capital City Club (1979-2009), merged with the Cardinal Club to become the Downtown Clubs of Raleigh[392] The Cardinal Club (1979-2009), merged with the Capital City Club to become the Downtown Clubs of Raleigh[392] The Downtown Clubs of Raleigh (1979)[392][393]

  • Wilmington The Cape Fear Club (1866)[394] The City Club at de Rosset (1998)[395][396]

  • Winston-Salem The Piedmont Club (1986)[397][398] The Twin City Club (1885-2010), became insolvent[398]

Ohio

  • Akron The Akron City Club (1915-2003), became insolvent[399]

  • Cincinnati The Bankers Club (1946-2009), became insolvent[400] The Business Men's Club (1896-1924), merged into the Cincinnati Club[401] The Cincinnati Athletic Club (1853)[402] The Cincinnati Club (1889-1983), became insolvent[401] The Cincinnati Faculty Club (1968)[403][404] The Cincinnati Women's Club (1894) [405] The Cuvier Press Club (1911-1973), became insolvent The Literary Club of Cincinnati (1849)[406] Miami Boat Club (1897) [407] The Phoenix Club (1859-1911), merged into the Business Men's Club[401] Stumps (1900) [408] The Queen City Club (1874)[409] The University Club of Cincinnati (1879)[410][411]

  • The Cincinnati Athletic Club

  • The Cincinnati Club (1911-1983)

  • The Literary Club of Cincinnati

  • The Phoenix Club (1893-1911)

  • The Cleveland Athletic Club (1911-2007)

  • The Rowfant Club

  • The Tavern Club

  • The Union Club

  • Columbus The Athletic Club of Columbus (1916) Columbus Club (1886)[420][421] The Ohio State University Faculty Club (1939)[422][423]

  • The Athletic Club of Columbus

  • The Columbus Club

  • Dayton The Engineers Club of Dayton (1914)[424]

  • The Engineers Club of Dayton

  • Massillon The Massillon Club (1917-2011), became insolvent[425]

  • Toledo The Toledo Club (1889)[426][427]

  • The Toledo Club

  • Youngstown The Youngstown Club (1902-2012), became insolvent[428]

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Eugene The Town Club (1950-2007), became insolvent[440]

  • Portland The Arlington Club (1867) The Founders Club (1984)[441] The Multnomah Athletic Club (1891) The University Club of Portland (1898)[442]

  • The Arlington Club

  • The University Club of Portland

Pennsylvania

  • Andalusia The Schuylkill Fishing Company (1732), second-oldest existing gentlemen's club in North America (behind the South River Club)

  • Bethlehem The Bethlehem Club (1909-2007), became insolvent[443] The University Club of Bethlehem (1911)

  • The University Club of Bethlehem

  • Catasauqua The Catasauqua Club (1897)[444]

  • Easton The Pomfret Club (1882)[445][446]

  • Erie The Erie Club (1882)[447]

  • The Erie Club

  • Harrisburg The Tuesday Club (1962-2002), became insolvent[448]

  • Lancaster The Hamilton Club (1889) [449][450]

  • Philadelphia The Down Town Club (1897-1995), became insolvent and reopened as public event space[451][452] The Engineers Club of Philadelphia (1877-1990), lost clubhouse, continues to exist as an "inner club" of the Racquet Club of Philadelphia[452][453] The Franklin Inn Club (1902)[454][455] The Locust Club (1926-1999), became insolvent[456] The Mask and Wig Club (1889)[457] The Midday Club (1929-1978), became insolvent[458] The Pen & Pencil Club (1892) The Penn Club of Philadelphia (1875) The Philadelphia Club (1834), fourth oldest existing gentlemen's club in the United States (behind the South River Club, the Schuylkill Fishing Company, and the Old Colony Club) The Poor Richard Club (1925-1980), became insolvent The Princeton Club (1868-1979), became insolvent The Racquet Club of Philadelphia (1889) The Rittenhouse Club (1883-1991), lost clubhouse, continues to exist as an "inner club" of the Acorn Club, a women's club[459][460] The Union League of Philadelphia (1862) The University Club at Penn (1898), previously called the Lenape Club[461][462] The Vesper Club (1901-2012), lost clubhouse, briefly continued to exist as an "inner club" of the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, but then was evicted from Racquet Club when refused to obey a new, clubwide smoking ban[463][464]

  • The Mask and Wig Club

  • The Philadelphia Club

  • The Poor Richard Club (1925-1979)

  • The Princeton Club (1910-1975)

  • The Racquet Club of Philadelphia

  • The Union League of Philadelphia

  • Pittsburgh The Allegheny Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club (1930) The Concordia Club (1874-2009), became insolvent The Duquesne Club (1873) The Pittsburgh Athletic Association (1908) The University Club of Pittsburgh (1923)[465][466]

  • The Allegheny HYP Club

  • The Concordia Club (1913-2009)

  • The Duquesne Club

  • The Pittsburgh Athletic Association

  • The University Club of Pittsburgh

  • Pottsville The Pottsville Club (1888)[467]

  • Scranton The Scranton Club (1895-2010), became insolvent[468]

  • State College The University Club of State College (1908)[469][470]

  • The University Club of State College

  • Wilkes-Barre The Westmoreland Club (1873)[471][472]

  • Wilkinsburg The Pennwood Club (1904-1916)[473]

  • Williamsport The Ross Club (1890)[474][475]

  • York The Lafayette Club (1898-2012), became insolvent[476]

Rhode Island

  • East Providence The Squantum Association (1870)

  • The Squantum Association

  • Newport The Clambake Club of Newport (1895) The New York Yacht Club (1844) (summer station) The Newport Reading Room (1854)

  • The Newport Reading Room

South Carolina

  • Aiken The Aiken Tennis Club (1898) The Green Boundary Club (1956)[485][486]

  • Camden The Springdale Hall Club (1950)[487][488]

  • Charleston The Charleston Club (1852)[489]

  • Columbia The Palmetto Club (1956)[490][491] The Summit Club (1972-2010), merged into the Palmetto Club[490][491]

  • Greenville The Poinsett Club (1935)[492][493]

  • Rock Hill The City Club of Rock Hill (1998)[494][495]

  • Spartanburg The Piedmont Club (1941)[496][497]

Tennessee

  • Chattanooga The Mountain City Club (1889)[498][499] The Walden Club (1975)[500][501]

  • Memphis The Racquet Club of Memphis (1957)[502] The Rex Club (1861–1942), moved and became the Ridgeway Country Club[503] The Summit Club (1972–2003), became insolvent[504] The Tennessee Club (1875–1987), became insolvent[503] The University Club of Memphis (1907)[505][506]

  • Nashville The Nashville City Club (1957)[507][508] The University Club of Nashville (1962)[509][510]

Texas

  • Abilene The Petroleum Club of Abilene (1950–2000), became insolvent[511]

  • Amarillo The Amarillo Club (1947)[512][513]

  • Austin The Austin Club (1949)[514] The Campus Club (1972)[515][516] The University Club [517] The Headliner's Club of Austin (1945) [518]

  • The Austin Club

  • The Fort Worth Club

  • Houston The Briar Club (1949) The Coronado Club (1956)[538][539] The Houston Club (1894) The Petroleum Club of Houston (1946)[540][541]

  • The Houston Club

  • Longview The Summit Club (1980)[542][543]

  • Lubbock The Lubbock Club (1951-2010), became insolvent[544]

  • Midland The Petroleum Club of Midland (1947)[545][546]

  • San Antonio The Argyle Club (1955)[547][548] Club Giraud (1983)[548][549] The Petroleum Club of San Antonio (1980)[548][550] The San Antonio Club (1945-2005), became insolvent[548][551] The St. Anthony Club (1956-1993), became insolvent[548][552]

  • Wichita Falls The Wichita Club (1918-2010), became insolvent[553]

Utah

  • Salt Lake City The Alta Club (1883) The University Club of Salt Lake City (1904-1993), became insolvent[554]

  • The Alta Club

Vermont

  • Burlington The Ethan Allen Club (1857-2010), became insolvent[555]

Virginia

  • The Commonwealth Club

  • Roanoke The Shenandoah Club (1893) is the oldest, continuously-operating private club in Virginia.[567]

  • Virginia Beach The Town Center City Club (2003)[568][569][570]

  • Warrenton The Fauquier Club (1902)[571][572][573]

Washington

  • Bellevue The Harbor Club (1959)[574][575] The Bellevue Club (1979)[576][577]

  • Seattle The Arctic Club (1908–1971), became insolvent The College Club of Seattle (1910)[578][579] The Harbor Club (1959–2015)[574][575][579] The University Club of Seattle (1900)[579][580] The University of Washington Club (1913)[581][582] The Washington Athletic Club (1930)

  • The Arctic Club (1916-1971)

  • The College Club of Seattle (1954-2013)

  • The College Club of Seattle (2013–present)

  • The Rainier Club

  • The University Club of Seattle

  • The Washington Athletic Club

  • The Spokane Club

Wisconsin

  • La Crosse The La Crosse Club (1882)[586][587]

  • Madison The Madison Club (1909)[588][589] The University Club of the University of Wisconsin (1906)[590][591]

  • The Madison Club

  • The Milwaukee Athletic Club

  • The Milwaukee Club

  • The Wisconsin Club

  • Racine The Somerset Club (1892)

  • Wausau The Wausau Club (1901-2004), became insolvent

  • The Wausau Club (1902-2004)

Wyoming

  • Casper The Casper Petroleum Club (1949-2016), closed permanently on October 1, 2016 [596][597]

See also

  • List of gentlemen's clubs in India

  • List of gentlemen's clubs in London

  • List of gentlemen's clubs in Sri Lanka

  • List of traditional gentlemen's and working men's club buildings

  • List of women's club buildings

Further reading

  • "Club men of New York: their occupations, and business and home addresses" [606] , New York : The Republic press [etc.], 1893. Cf. starting at p. 39.

  • Seth Alexander Thévoz, Global Clubs Directory [607]

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