The Tennis and Racquet Club is a
private social club and
athletic club located at 939 Boylston Street, in the
Back Bay
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neighborhood of
Boston, Massachusetts. It is a contributing structure in the
National Register Historic District
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.
Designed by
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in the
classical revival
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style, and built by Frank L. Whitcomb in 1902, the Tennis and Racquet Club is representative of the ornate private clubs constructed in Boston during the early twentieth century.
The club still contains its original
court tennis
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court and
racquets
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Hist ...
court. Today the club also has three international and three North American
squash
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courts, although previously there had been more, including a
squash tennis
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court. Additionally, the club is home to one of the nine
real tennis
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courts in the United States. Many of the original social rooms have been converted into office or restaurant rentals.
See also
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List of American gentlemen's clubs
The following is a list of notable traditional gentlemen's clubs in the United States, including those that are now defunct. Historically, these clubs were exclusively for men, but most (though not all) now admit women.
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External links
Tennis and Racquet Club
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Clubs and societies in Massachusetts
Racquets venues in the United States
Real tennis venues
Sports clubs established in 1902
Sports venues in Boston
Squash venues in the United States
Gentlemen's clubs in the United States
Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Tennis clubs