Athletic Club of Columbus
Athletic Club of Columbus | |
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Location | 136 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°57′46″N 82°59′49″W / 39.96278°N 82.99694°W |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Richards, McCarty & Bulford; Frank Packard |
Architectural style | Spanish Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 11000711[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 2011 |
The Athletic Club of Columbus or ACC, is a private social club and athletic club in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. Located at 136 East Broad Street, it was founded in 1912.[2]
Building
[edit]The Athletic Club of Columbus was founded in 1912 as a men's club for prominent community members. It was first located in the Atlas Building before moving into its current location on E. Broad Street in 1915.[3]
The building, dedicated in 1915, was designed by Richards, McCarty & Bulford of Columbus with Advisory Architect Frank Packard in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style.[3] The brick and terracotta exterior with windows along three sides was meant to evoke a "distinctive club" feeling. The original plan included billiard and grille rooms, general and private dining rooms, offices, library, bedrooms, swimming pool, exercise rooms, squash courts, gymnasium, track, and roof garden with a covered promenade. While the main entrance was on E Broad Street, the women's entrance was along the western side of the building.[4]
The club occupies a six-story building totaling 88,000 square feet (8,200 m2). The facility includes basketball and squash courts as well as a swimming pool, bowling alley, and three restaurants. The ACC is a family-oriented club that offers a variety of activities to its 2,000 members.[citation needed]
In the 1980s, the club began admitting women members.[3]
In 2011, the club's building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/26/2011 through 9/30/2011". National Park Service. October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ "The Athletic Club of Columbus - Club History". Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c Ferenchik, Mark (October 13, 2011). "Athletic Club now on landmarks list". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Plans for Home of for New Athletic Club Made Public". columbuslibrary.org. The Columbus Dispatch. September 21, 1913. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
External links
[edit]Media related to Athletic Club of Columbus at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- 1912 establishments in Ohio
- Sports venues completed in 1915
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio
- Spanish Revival architecture in Ohio
- Sports governing bodies in the United States
- Sports venues in Columbus, Ohio
- Basketball venues in Columbus, Ohio
- Squash venues in the United States
- Gentlemen's clubs in the United States
- Athletics clubs in the United States
- Sports organizations established in 1912
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio)
- Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs
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- Columbus, Ohio sport stubs
- Columbus, Ohio building and structure stubs