Knickerbocker Club
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The Knickerbocker Club is a prestigious private male-only social club in New York City, founded in the early 1870s by former members of the Union Club of the City of New York.
The club's building is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 62nd Street in New York City. It was built in 1913, and was designed by the architectural firm of Delano & Aldrich.
[edit] Notable members
- John Jacob Astor
- Elliott Roosevelt, father of Eleanor Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (member, 1905-1937)
- Henry White (member, 1876-1927)
- John Hay Whitney
[edit] Reference
- Nevins, Allan. Henry White : Thirty Years of American Diplomacy. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1930.
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