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The Cornell Club of New York 
Type Private club Founded 1889 Headquarters New York City, New York Services Hotel, Dining, Fitness, Meetings Website http://www.cornellclubnyc.com The Cornell Club of 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 almost entirely to alumni and faculty of Cornell University.
The Cornell Club's clubhouse is a fourteen-story building located at 6 East 44th Street between Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue.
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History
A view of the front entrance to the Cornell Club of New York
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 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 (80%) are alumni of Cornell University.
See also
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- Harvard Club of New York
- Princeton Club of New York
- Yale Club of New York City
- Penn Club of New York City
Footnotes
External links
Categories:- Clubs and societies in the United States
- Cornell University
- Culture of New York City
- Landmarks in New York City
- Organizations established in 1889
- Private clubs
- Traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States
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