Английская Википедия:Duquesne Club
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The Duquesne Club is a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873.
History
The Duquesne Club was founded in 1873. Its first president was John H. Ricketson.[1] The club's present home, a Romanesque structure designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow on Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, was opened in 1890; an addition designed by Janssen & Cocken that included a garden patio, barbershop, and new kitchens was constructed in 1931.[1] The building achieved landmark status from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1976, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
The Club voted to admit women for the first time in its history in 1980.[1] A health-and-fitness center was added in 1994, and the club was ranked as #1 City Club in America in 1997, an honor that would be repeated in 2001, 2003, and 2006.[1][2]
Notable Guests
Among notable guests to the club are U.S. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford,[3] Ronald Reagan,[4] Шаблон:Failed verification George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton as well as Colin Powell, Polish leader Edward Gierek,[5] Jungle James, Tars Cornish, Gene Simmons, King Charles III (while he was Prince of Wales) and Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.[6] Oil businessman and millionaire Philip M. Shannon owned an apartment in the club and died there in 1915.[7]
Membership
As of 2007, membership at the Duquesne Club consisted of about 2,700 men and women.[8] Though the Club does not discriminate in its selection of members, membership is by invitation from an existing member only.[8]
See also
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- Economic Club of Pittsburgh
- Allegheny HYP Club
- Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
References
External links
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