Maryland Club
 A view of the Maryland Club in Baltimore | |
| Formation | 1857 |
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| Location | |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1857, the Maryland Club is one of the oldest private clubs in the United States that was founded as an exclusive men's club. Its large Romanesque clubhouse, dating to 1891, is located in Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, where it has always had its home.
The Club’s members have traditionally numbered among the region’s most prominent business, professional, civic and nonprofit leaders. Though membership is by invitation only, the Club says it wants a diverse membership of outstanding individuals regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.[1]
In 1861, the club supported the secession of the Confederate States of America.[2] The club was closed by Union troops during the American Civil War and General Lew Wallace outraged local residents by turning the club building into a shelter for homeless former slaves.[3] The club re-opened after the war.[2] The club opposed Prohibition and flouted the law through the use of private lockers.[2] After a 1995 fire nearly destroyed its building, the club restored its architectural and aesthetic elements. In 2019, a major renovation added squash facilities, improved the exercise area, added a bistro-style restaurant, and made other system upgrades.
In 1988, the club began accepting Jews as members. [4]
Notable members
- Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, the first president of the club[5]
- William Cabell Bruce[6]
- Charles W. Field[7]
- Charles F. Mayer[8]
- Charles F. Mayer (railroad president), nephew of the above
- 45th Governor of the State of Maryland, Edwin Warfield[9]
- James T. Woodward[10]
- Glenn L. Martin[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Home - Maryland Club". www.marylandclub1857.org. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ a b c "History". Maryland Club.
- ^ Brugger, Robert J. (1988). Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780801854651. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Pietila, Anteri J. (2010). Not in My Neighborhood How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Chicago,Illinois: Ivan R. Dee Publisher. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-56663-843-2.
- ^ Gunning, Brooke; O'Donovan, Molly (2000). Baltimore's Halcyon Days. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9780738506319. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Steiner, Bernard C. (1907). Men of Mark in Maryland: Biographies of Leading Men of the State. Washington, D.C.: Johnson-Wynne Company. p. 69. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Shepherd, Henry Elliot (1893). History of Baltimore, Maryland. S.B. Nelson. p. 865. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Shepherd, Henry Elliot (1893). History of Baltimore, Maryland. S.B. Nelson. p. 953. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Steiner, Bernard C. (1907). Men of Mark in Maryland: Biographies of Leading Men of the State. Washington, D.C.: Johnson-Wynne Company. p. 30. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "James T. Woodward, The Banker, Is Dead" (PDF). New York Times. April 11, 1910. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ The Maryland Club, A History of Food and Friendship in Baltimore, 1857-1997; Pg 90, Robert J. Brugger