| The Duquesne Club | |
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The logo of the Duquesne Club |
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| Formation | 1873 (139 years ago) |
| Type | City club |
| Location | 325 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Membership | ~ 2,700 (men and women) |
| General Manager | Scott Neill, CCM |
| Website | www.duquesne.org |
The Duquesne Club is a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873.
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The Duquesne Club was founded in 1873. Its first president was John H. Ricketson.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
The Club voted to admit women for the first time in its history in 1980.[1] 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.[1][2]
In 2009, the Duquesne Club was ranked as the second best city club in the nation, behind the Union League Club of Chicago.[3]
As of 2007, membership at the Duquesne Club consisted of about 2,700 men and women.[4] Though the Club does not discriminate in its selection of members, membership is by invitation from an existing member only.[4]