1925 F Street Club

The 1925 F Street Club was a private members club. It was started by Laura M Gross [ cite web
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The club is now part of the George Washington University campus (as the [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/ Alumni House] ), Laura Gross having died some years ago. Starting in July 2008, the Alumni House will officially become the President's House. This will be the first time that a sitting University President has lived on the Foggy Bottom Campus. [ [http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2007/06/20/News/Web-Update.PresidentElect.Knapp.To.Live.In.Alumni.House-2922796.shtml WEB UPDATE: President-elect Knapp to live in Alumni House - News ] ]

Prior to 1974, the building was owned by The American University and served as the "Downtown Campus." [ [http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0auhist--00-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-600---20-home---01-3-1-00-0-0-11-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=auhist&cl=CL2.1.22&d=HASH4af6e8ee0185d0007baa2e Downtown campus : 20th and F Streets (1921) ] ]

The Club in the Press

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/hostess.html Mrs. J.F. Curtis to Become Club Hostess in F Street] Washington Herald, April 9, 1933
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/divorces.html Mrs. Laura Curtis Divorces Mate Second Time] Washington Herald, January 28, 1938
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/marry.html Mrs. Curtis to Marry Offical Bethlehem Steel] Washington Herald, July 27, 1933
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/cozy.html Though Cozy, It Is Important] Washington Post & Times Herald, March 2, 1955
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/club.html Capital Club Welcomes Chosen Few] Bethlehem Globe-Times, January 31, 195?
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/landlord.html New Landlord For F Street Club] The Washington Post, August 3, 1974
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/home.html A House Is Search of a Home] The Washington Post, January 24, 1976
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/trip.html F Street Club's Home Taking a Trip] The Washington Star, January 16, 1978
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/fstreet.html The F Street Club Can Stay Put] The Washington Star, July 13, 1976
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/photo/retro/reagan.html The Reagan's Hello-to-Washington Party at the F Street Club] Washington Herald, 198?

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