Metropolitan Club

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This article is about the private social club in New York City. For the club and historic structure in Washington, D.C., see Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.). For the 19th century baseball team, see New York Metropolitans.

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The Metropolitan Club
Metro Club 5 Av jeh.jpg
The clubhouse's Fifth Avenue facade
Formation 1891
Type Private social club
Location
Website metropolitanclubnyc.org
Entrance on East 60th Street
File:New York City day trip, Dec 6, 2008 (3089334811).jpg
Historical plaque outside the club

The Metropolitan Club of New York is a private social club on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded as a gentlemen's club in 1891 for men only,[1] but it now allows women into membership.

History

The Metropolitan Club was formed in 1891 by J. P. Morgan,[2] who served as its first president.[3] It was actually the second organization with that name in its neighborhood. The New York Times reported on March 10, 1891, about the name selected two days previous:

There is already a Metropolitan Club, which for some years has occupied quarters in the neighborhood in which the millionaires think of building.[4][lower-alpha 1]

Other original members of the club included William Kissam Vanderbilt and James A. Roosevelt. "Each member, which included Vanderbilts and Whitneys, contributed $5,000 to buy the plot of land."[2]

Clubhouse

The architects of the original building (erected in 1893)[6] were McKim, Mead & White. The east wing, erected in 1912, was designed by Ogden Codman Jr.[7] Its 1894 clubhouse, designed by Stanford White, stands at 1 East 60th Street, on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue. The land on which the Clubhouse stands (with a frontage of 100 feet (30 m) on Fifth Avenue and 200 feet (61 m) on 60th Street) was acquired from the Duchess of Marlborough who signed the purchase agreement in the United States Consulate in London. Cornelius Vanderbilt II signed the purchase agreement on behalf of the club.

The address for parking is 11 East 61st Street.[8]

House rules

The Metropolitan Club maintains a dress code as part of its house rules:[9]

  • Men must wear jackets and ties – "turtlenecks and ascots are not acceptable."[9]
  • Ladies should wear "dresses, skirts, dressy pant suits, or business pant suits."[9]
  • "Jeans, shorts, stirrup pants, leggings, stretch pants, tight pants, sweats and T-shirts are absolutely not acceptable."[9]

Cell phones and laptops are prohibited in the Club except in private meeting rooms and bedrooms.[9]

Activities

The club has had an ongoing involvement in the social life of the upper class, including fundraising,[10] black tie balls,[11] and sports.[12]

Notable members

Founding members

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Other notable members

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See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The first organization to claim the name "Metropolitan Club" seemed to be described by The Times for over a decade, but the definite article "The" was not ordinarily capitalized.[5]

Citations

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  6. ↑ Some sources claim 1894, but it is clear that much if not most of the work was done in 1893. One item even mentions 1892.
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  8. ↑ "The Metropolitan Club One East 60th Street at the corner of Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 838-7400. Parking is available at: 615 Garage Corporation 11 East 61st Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues New York, NY 10065 Tel: (212) 838-8869." Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Bibliography

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External links

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