The Minneapolis Club is a
private club
A club is an voluntary association, association of people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities. There are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, po ...
with its clubhouse at 729 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
History
The Minneapolis Club was founded in 1883 by leading Minnesota business and civic leaders, including
John Pillsbury and
Charles Loring.
In its first 25 years, the club changed locations three times. It has been headquartered in its present location, however, since its opening in 1909.
Throughout its history, the club has played host to prominent individuals visiting the
Twin Cities.
stayed, and dined, at the club during his 1909 visit to the Twin Cities.
Then-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt visited the club in 1901, just before becoming president.
Carroll D. Wright
Carroll Davidson Wright (July 25, 1840 – February 20, 1909) was an American statistician. Wright is best known for his title as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor, serving in that capacity from 1885 to 1905.
Biography
Wright was born at Du ...
, the US Commissioner of Labor, presented comments on the
Coal Strike of 1902 at the club.
In 1909, the Minneapolis banking establishment used the club to host
Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island for a day-long forum on financial issues.
James J. Hill
James Jerome Hill (September 16, 1838 – May 29, 1916) was a Canadian-American railroad director. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwes ...
, a member, hosted his 67th birthday at the club.
Membership
Membership in the Minneapolis Club is by invitation only.
The club does not, however, discriminate based on race, sex, national origin, or religion.
Notable members have included Supreme Court justice
Harry Blackmun
Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. Appointed by Republican President Richard Nixon, Blac ...
and
Sol Smith Russell
Solomon Smith Russell (1848–1902) was a 19th-century American comedic stage actor who began performing as a boy during the American Civil War.
Early life
Russell was born at Brunswick, Missouri, the eldest of two sons and a daughter raised by ...
,
the actor and comedian.
Architecture
The Minneapolis Club is a brick building located in downtown Minneapolis. The present building was designed by Gordon, Tracy and Swartwout (New York) with
William Channing Whitney and constructed in 1908.
It was expanded in 1911 by Hewitt and Brown and again in 2002 by Setter Leach & Lindstrom.
See also
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List of American gentlemen's clubs
References
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External links
The Minneapolis Club (official website)
1883 establishments in Minnesota
Buildings and structures completed in 1908
Buildings and structures in Minneapolis
Clubs and societies in the United States
Gentlemen's clubs in the United States
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