- Hartford Club
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location = 46 Prospect StHartford, Connecticut
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added =December 23 ,1984
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mpsub = Hartford Downtown MRA
governing_body = The Hartford Club is a private members club located inHartford, Connecticut . It is best known for being the club ofMark Twain , who joined in 1881.Noted for its ideal premises close to the
Connecticut State Capitol and the local insurance industry, the club was founded in 1873 after a series of local clubs amalgamated due to financial woes. It was long regarded as a literary club and boasts several prominent writers amongst its past members, although the club took a dramatic turn and began to serve the political and business community of the state after theFirst World War . In the 1970s, the club opened its doors towomen .The club's present clubhouse is located at 46 Prospect Street in Hartford. Built in 1901, it was opened on
January 1 ,1908 . It was designed by Robert Andrews of the architectural firm of Andrews, Jacques and Ranford.Notable Members
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Oliver Butterworth
*Wilbur Cross
*Dominick Dunne
* ReverendFrancis Goodwin
*Katharine Hepburn
*George Keller
* SenatorJoseph Lieberman
*John Pierpont Morgan
*Igor Sikorsky
*Wallace Stevens
*Mark Twain External links
* [http://www.hartfordclub.com/] - The website of the Hartford Club
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