The Women's National Republican Club is the oldest private club for Republican women in the United States, and was founded by Henrietta Wells Livermore in 1921. The club grew out of the earlier women's suffrage movement in New York which led to the Nineteenth Amendment. The club built its third and current home at 3 West 51st Street,

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in 1934. That Neo-Georgian style building was built on the former site of

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's home and was listed on the

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in 2013. The club continues to serve its members with guest rooms and dining, in addition to political lectures. It allows men to join as associate members.

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* 1921 establishments in New York City 1934 establishments in New York City Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan New York State Register of Historic Places in New York County Midtown Manhattan Women in New York City Women's clubs in the United States Republican Party (United States) organizations {{Manhattan-struct-stub