Duquesne Club
| The logo of the Duquesne Club The logo of the Duquesne Club | |
| Formation | 1873 (151 years ago) |
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| Type | City club |
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Membership | ~ 2,700 (men and women) |
General Manager | Scott Neill, CCM |
| Website | www.duquesne.org |
| Designated | 1976[1] |
The Duquesne Club is a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873.
History
The Duquesne Club was founded in 1873. Its first president was John H. Ricketson.[2] The club's present home, a Romanesque structure designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow on Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, was opened in 1890; an addition designed by Janssen & Cocken that included a garden patio, barbershop, and new kitchens was constructed in 1931.[2] The building achieved landmark status from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1976, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[2]
The Club voted to admit women for the first time in its history in 1980.[2] A health-and-fitness center was added in 1994, and the Club was ranked as #1 City Club in America in 1997, an honor that would be repeated in 2001, 2003, and 2006.[2][3]
In 2009, the Duquesne Club was ranked as the second best city club in the nation, behind the Union League Club of Philadelphia.[4]
Notable Guests
Among notable guest to the club are U.S. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan,[5] George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton as well as Colin Powell, Polish leader Edward Gierek[6] and Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.[7]
Membership
As of 2007, membership at the Duquesne Club consisted of about 2,700 men and women.[8] Though the Club does not discriminate in its selection of members, membership is by invitation from an existing member only.[8]
See also
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- Economic Club of Pittsburgh
- Allegheny HYP Club
- Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
References
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Historical timeline". The Duquesne Club. 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "The Duquesne Club". The Duquesne Club. 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Top 15 City Clubs". Platinum Clubs of America (r) 2009. John Sibbald Associates, Inc. 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- ^ Action News' Sally Wiggin Goes Inside Duquesne Club's Kitchen - YouTube
- ^ a b "Membership". The Duquesne Club. 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2010.