University Club
- Architect
- McKim, Mead & White
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The University Club of New York is a private social club at 1 West 54th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, chartered in 1865 for the promotion of literature and art. Its current clubhouse, a nine-story granite-faced structure in the Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles, was designed by McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1899. It is considered one of the most prestigious clubs in New York City.
the building
A long search for a home. The club struggled with financing after its 1865 charter, going without a permanent clubhouse from 1868 to 1879. After reorganizing in 1879, it was housed at John Caswell's residence and then the Jerome Mansion before its current granite-faced clubhouse was completed in 1899.
the style
McKim, Mead & White designed the clubhouse in the Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles, clad in granite, giving the club a facade of civic grandeur befitting its status among Manhattan's private clubs.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
McKim, Mead & White designed the University Club's current clubhouse, completed in 1899.
significance
The University Club is an NYC Individual Landmark (LP-00263), designated January 11, 1967, and is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- 13 West 54th Street House
- Saint Thomas Church and Parish House
- 712 Fifth Avenue Building
- St. Regis Hotel
- 12 West 56th Street
- William H. and Ada S. Moore House