Yale Club of New York City
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The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called the Yale Club, is a private club located at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue in midtown Manhattan. The club is located at East 44th Street[1] across Vanderbilt Avenue from Grand Central Terminal and the MetLife Building.
The 22-floor clubhouse contains a grill room, a tap room, a roof dining room and terrace, bars, banquet rooms, guestrooms, a library, an athletic center and a barber shop among other amenities. The heart of the clubhouse is the Main Lounge, a large room with an ornate ceiling and walls lined with fireplaces and portraits of five Yale-educated presidents.
Once a club for men only, the club now includes a membership of both men and women. Membership is restricted to alumni, faculty, and full-time graduate students of Yale University.
The roots of the club reach back to 1868 and the foundation of the Old Yale Alumni Association of New York. In response to the association's desire for a permanent clubhouse the Yale Club was formally established in 1897. The first clubhouse was a rented brownstone at 17 East 26th Street. A new twelve-story clubhouse was built and opened in 1901 at 30 West 44th Street.
The current clubhouse opened in June 1915, designed by architect and Yale alumnus James Gamble Rogers[1].
According to a book published for the club's 1997 centennial, members at that time included George H. W. Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, John Kerry and George Pataki. Among others were architect Cesar Pelli and author David McCullough.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the Heisman Trophy, traditionally presented at the Downtown Athletic Club, was presented at the Yale Club in 2002 and 2003.[2][3]
Four clubs are in residence at the Yale Club: the Dartmouth Club, the Virginia Club, the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club, and the Wings Club.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kenneth T. Jackson, The Encyclopedia of New York City. The New York Historical Society, Yale University Press, 1995. p. 1280.
- ^ 68th Heisman Trophy
- ^ Okla. QB Jason White Wins Heisman Trophy
