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The Cornell Club of New York, usually referred to as The Cornell Club, is a
In 1889, the first Cornell Club was formed by Cornell University graduates. The current 14-story clubhouse located in midtown Manhattan at 6 East 44th Street was formerly the offices of the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company. The building was a gift to the University and was renovated by the firm of Gensler & Associates of San Francisco, CA. The clubhouse opened its doors on December 1, 1989.
Past Locations:
* 1900 The Royalton Apartment Hotel on West 44th Street
* 1901 65 Park Avenue, and Madison Avenue at 38th Street
* 1939 The Hotel Barclay (now the Inter-Continental) at 48th Street
* 1962 50th Street at 3rd Avenue
* 1982 The Women's National Headquarters, and NYU's Town Hall facility
The clubhouse was established on Clubhouse Row, where many of New York City's other clubs are located, such as the
private club
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in Midtown Manhattan
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, New York City. Its membership is restricted to alumni and faculty of Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
, family of Cornellians, business associates of Members, and graduates of The Club's affiliate schools.
The Cornell Club's clubhouse is a fourteen-story building located at 6 East 44th Street between Madison Avenue
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and Fifth Avenue
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.
History
In 1889, the first Cornell Club was formed by Cornell University graduates. The current 14-story clubhouse located in midtown Manhattan at 6 East 44th Street was formerly the offices of the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company. The building was a gift to the University and was renovated by the firm of Gensler & Associates of San Francisco, CA. The clubhouse opened its doors on December 1, 1989.
Past Locations:
* 1900 The Royalton Apartment Hotel on West 44th Street
* 1901 65 Park Avenue, and Madison Avenue at 38th Street
* 1939 The Hotel Barclay (now the Inter-Continental) at 48th Street
* 1962 50th Street at 3rd Avenue
* 1982 The Women's National Headquarters, and NYU's Town Hall facility
The clubhouse was established on Clubhouse Row, where many of New York City's other clubs are located, such as the Harvard Club of New York
The Harvard Club of New York City, commonly called The Harvard Club, is a private social club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is limited to alumni, faculty, and boardmembers of Harvard University.
Incorporated i ...
at 27 West 44th, Penn Club of New York
The Penn Club of New York (usually referred to as The Penn Club) is an American private, social club located in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Its membership is restricted to University of Pennsylvania alumni, students, fa ...
at 30 West 44th, and New York Yacht Club
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at 37 West 44th on the same block, and a block away from The Yale Club of New York City
The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called The Yale Club, is a private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is restricted almost entirely to alumni and faculty of Yale University. The Yale Club has a worldwide me ...
on East 44th (and Vanderbilt) and Princeton Club of New York at 15 West 43rd for inter-club events. Despite being in New York City, the Columbia University Club of New York shares a clubhouse with the Penn Club, while Dartmouth shares with the Yale Club and Brown shares the Cornell Club.
Membership and Benefits
Membership in the Cornell Club is restricted to alumni, faculty, and students ofCornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
, as well as alumni of a short list of ten affiliated schools: Brown
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, Colgate, Duke
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, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...
, Stanford
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, Trinity College Dublin
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, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
, Tulane, and Wake Forest. Most members are alumni of Cornell University.
All members enjoy full use of the clubhouse facilities and its services, except for the Health & Fitness Center, for which the Club charges additional fees. The Club includes a bar, The Big Red Tap & Grill, and a restaurant, The Cayuga Room. In addition, the Club has four banquet/meeting rooms, a business center, 48 overnight guest rooms, and a library. Members may use the squash courts at the Yale Club of New York City.
Dues are on a sliding scale, based on age and proximity to the Club. Like most private clubs, members of the Club are given reciprocal benefits at clubs around the United States and the world.
See also
* Columbia University Club of New York * Harvard Club of Boston *Harvard Club of New York
The Harvard Club of New York City, commonly called The Harvard Club, is a private social club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is limited to alumni, faculty, and boardmembers of Harvard University.
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*List of American gentlemen's clubs
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On exclusivity and as ...
* Penn Club of New York City
* Princeton Club of New York
*Yale Club of New York City
The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called The Yale Club, is a private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is restricted almost entirely to alumni and faculty of Yale University. The Yale Club has a worldwide membe ...
Footnotes
External links
* {{Authority control Cornell University Culture of Manhattan Organizations established in 1889 Gentlemen's clubs in New York City Clubs and societies in New York City Midtown Manhattan