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The Knickerbocker Club (known informally as The Knick) is a gentlemen's club in New York City that was founded in 1871. It is considered to be the most exclusive club in the United States and one of the most aristocratic gentlemen's clubs in the world.
Knickerbocker Club, New York City. Adress: 807 5th Ave. District: Lenox Hill. Borough: Manhattan, New York City. Status: completed. Construction completed: 1913.
13 kwi 2011 · Before the year's end the Knickerbocker Club was established in the former mansion of William B. Duncan on 5th Avenue at 28th Street. Before long its membership included 240 of New York City’s wealthiest and renowned social leaders.
10 sie 2010 · 10. The Knickerbocker Club. Location: Fifth Avenue and 62nd Street. Founded in: 1871. Famous Members:Douglas Fairbanks, John Jacob Astor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. How Exclusive Is It?:
17 cze 2015 · In 1913, the Knickerbocker, then located at 32nd Street and Fifth Avenue, hired the architectural firm of Delano & Aldrich (both from Knickerbocker families) to build a new clubhouse at 62nd ...
20 cze 2016 · One of the city’s most exclusive clubs, the Knickerbocker is housed in an austere yet roomy Delano & Aldrich Colonial Revival design of 1913. Simple, gracious interiors are visible through tall Federal-style windows. A small walled garden borders the Fifth Avenue frontage.
Occupying a prominent lot at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 62nd Street, the building was designed to fit comfortably into the surrounding residential neighborhood as well as to maintain the club’s historic presence on the avenue.
