The Missouri Athletic Club's Downtown Clubhouse is a historic building having

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. It was added to the

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in 2007. The

Missouri Athletic Club The Missouri Athletic Club (often referred to as the MAC), founded in 1903, is a private city and athletic club with two locations. The Downtown Clubhouse is in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA and the West Clubhouse is located in the St. L ...

has two clubhouses. The Downtown Clubhouse is located at 405 Washington Avenue, at the corner of Fourth Street, adjacent to the entrance to the

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on the Missouri side. Designed by

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, the clubhouse contains two restaurants, a ballroom, a barber shop, numerous private meeting rooms, a reading room, a billiard parlor, a rooftop deck, more than 75 guest rooms, and full-service athletic facilities.The Missouri Athletic Club (Official Website) – Clubhouse Layout
/ref> The athletic facilities include weight training, a pro shop, whirlpools, tanning beds, wet and dry saunas, trainers, pros, a masseuse,

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courts,

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courts, and

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courts.

References

Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Landmarks of St. Louis Men's club buildings Renaissance Revival architecture in Missouri National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis Downtown St. Louis Buildings and structures in St. Louis 2007 establishments in Missouri {{StLouis-struct-stub