The Tennis and Racquet Club is a private social club and athletic club located at 939 Boylston Street, in the

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neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a contributing structure in the

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. Designed by Parker and Thomas in the

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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 court and racquets court. Today the club also has three international and three North American

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courts, although previously there had been more, including a

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court. Additionally, the club is home to one of the nine

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courts in the United States. Many of the original social rooms have been converted into office or restaurant rentals.

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