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The Congressional Club (founded in 1908) is an historic clubhouse located at 2001 New Hampshire Avenue NW,
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, in the
U Street Corridor The U Street Corridor, sometimes called Cardozo/Shaw or Cardozo, is a commercial and residential district in Northwest Washington, D.C., most of which also constitutes the Greater U Street Historic District. It is centered along a nine-block st ...
. The organization it hosts, which is the official club of congressional spouses, was created in May 1908 with the
Sixtieth Congress The 60th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907, to M ...
passage of HR22029. The Congressional Club is the only club in the world to be incorporated by an
act of Congress An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress. Acts may apply only to individual entities (called Public and private bills, private laws), or to the general public (Public and private bills, public laws). For a Bill (law) ...
. Since 1912, the club has hosted a luncheon honoring the First Lady of the United States. It is the largest annual event sponsored by the Club.


House

Built in 1917, the neoclassical clubhouse is designated a
contributing property In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
Sixteenth Street Historic District The Sixteenth Street Historic District is a linear historic district in Washington, D.C., that includes all structures along 16th Street NW between H Street and Florida Avenue. The district's southern boundary is bordered by Lafayette Square, ...
, an historic district listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978. The building was individually listed on the Register in 2011. Designed by
George Oakley Totten Jr. George Oakley Totten Jr. (December 5, 1866 – February 1, 1939), was one of Washington D.C.’s most prolific and skilled architects in the Gilded Age. His international training and interest in architectural decoration led to a career of continu ...
, the building is a clubhouse for congressional spouses. As part of her effort to enhance the area of 16th Street near her stone mansion, nicknamed Henderon Castle,
Mary Foote Henderson Mary Foote Henderson (July 21, 1842 – July 16, 1931) was an American author, real estate developer, and social activist from the U.S. state of New York who was known as "The Empress of Sixteenth Street". Henderson was a notable supporter of wom ...
played a large role in the design and location of the building.


Cookbook

The major fundraiser of the club is the Congressional Club Cookbook, or C3. It contains recipes from the members, for example
Bess Truman Elizabeth Virginia Truman ('' née'' Wallace; February 13, 1885October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the first lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She also served as the second lady of the United States from Ja ...
's
Ozark pudding Ozark pudding is a dry fruit custard with nuts that, as the name implies, appears to originate in Missouri, being named after The Ozarks region. It is most famous for being a favorite food of President Harry Truman, a recipe by his wife Bess Trum ...
.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C. This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated ...


References


External links


Official website
Buildings and structures completed in 1914 Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Clubs and societies in Washington, D.C. Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C. Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-NRHP-stub