The Union Club of the City of New York is a private social club on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City that was founded in 1836. The clubhouse is located at 101 East 69th Street on the c
Clubhouse at 101 East 69th Street
The club's main entrance
The Metropolitan Club is a private social club on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. It was founded as a gentlemen's club in March 1891 by a group of wealthy New Yorkers led
Union Club of the City of New York
…strong line on suppressing anti-draft riots. This policy led some members of the Union to leave and form the Union League Club of New York. In 1891, the Metropolitan Club was founded by J.P. Morgan as a direct answer to the Union Club, after many of Morgan's friends were denied entry to the Union Club. The Knickerbocker…
The clubhouse's Fifth Avenue facade
The clubhouse's lower stories
Historical plaque outside the club
The house at 11 East 60th Street, redesigned in 1912 as an annex to the original clubhouse