Cornell Club of New York
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| Private club | |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Services | Hotel, Dining, Fitness, Meetings |
| Website | www.cornellclubnyc.com |
The Cornell Club–New York, usually referred to as The Cornell Club, is a private club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Its membership is restricted to alumni and faculty of Cornell University, family of Cornellians, business associates of Members, and graduates of The Club's affiliate schools.
The Cornell Club's clubhouse is a fourteen-story building located at 6 East 44th Street between Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue.
History
In 1889, the first Cornell Club was formed by Cornell University graduates. The current 14-story clubhouse located in midtown Manhattan at 6 East 44th Street was formerly the offices of the Chicago Pneumatic Tube Corporation. The building was a gift to the University and was renovated by the firm of Gensler & Associates of San Francisco, CA. The clubhouse opened its doors on December 1, 1989.[1]
Past Locations:
- 1900 The Royalton Apartment Hotel on West 44th Street
- 1901 65 Park Avenue, and Madison Avenue at 38th Street
- 1939 The Hotel Barclay (now the Inter-Continental) at 48th Street
- 1962 50th Street at 3rd Avenue
- 1982 The Women’s National Headquarters, and NYU’s Town Hall facility
- 1989 6 East 44th Street
Membership
Membership in the Cornell Club is restricted to alumni, faculty, and students of the Ivy League institution Cornell University, as well as alumni of a short list of affiliated schools, such as Brown, Colgate, Duke, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stanford, Tulane, and Wake Forest.[2] Most members are alumni of Cornell University.
See also
- Columbia University Club of New York
- Harvard Club of Boston
- Harvard Club of New York
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- Penn Club of New York City
- Princeton Club of New York
- Yale Club of New York City