Colony Club
The Colony Club is a women-only private social club in New York City. Founded in 1903 by Florence Jaffray Harriman, wife of J. Borden Harriman, as the first social club established in New York City by and for women, it was modeled on similar gentlemen's clubs. Today, men are admitted as guests.
Old Colony Club | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New York City Landmark No. 0236
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The original Colony Club building in Madison Avenue | |
| Location | 62nd Street and Park Avenue Manhattan, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′44″N 73°59′5.6″W |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White; Kendall & Baldwin |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, others |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002706 |
| NYCL No. | 0236 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | May 17, 1966 |
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