University Club of New York
The University Club of New York is a private social club at 1 West 54th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Founded to celebrate the union of social duty and intellectual life, the club was chartered in 1865 for the "promotion of literature and art". The club is not affiliated with any other University Club or college alumni clubs. According to The New York Times, the club is considered one of the most prestigious in New York City.
Façade of the University Club of New York on 54th Street
Theodore W. Dwight, the first president of the University Club
The Jerome Mansion, the second clubhouse of the reorganized University Club
The current building seen at night
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally set up by men from Britain's upper classes in the 18th and succeeding centuries.
Reform Club, a prominent club in London since the early 19th century
The bar at the Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London
A Club of Gentlemen by Joseph Highmore, c. 1730
Scene in a gentlemen's club: a cartoon of 1883 by Charles Keene