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The Duquesne Club 
The logo of the Duquesne ClubFormation 1873 (138 years ago) Type City club Location 325 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAMembership ~ 2,700 (men and women) General Manager Scott Neill, CCM Website www.duquesne.org The Duquesne Club is a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873.
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History
Duquesne Club Building, built in 1887
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]
In 2009, the Duquesne Club was ranked as the second best city club in the nation, behind the Union League Club of Chicago.[3]
Membership
As of 2007, membership at the Duquesne Club consisted of about 2,700 men and women.[4] Though the Club does not discriminate in its selection of members, membership is by invitation from an existing member only.[4]
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External links
Coordinates: 40°26′31″N 79°59′55″W / 40.441933°N 79.998592°W
References
- ^ a b c d e "Historical timeline". The Duquesne Club. 2004. http://www.duquesne.org/about/timeline_popup.asp. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "The Duquesne Club". The Duquesne Club. 2007. http://www.duquesne.org/. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "Top 15 City Clubs". Platinum Clubs of America (r) 2009. John Sibbald Associates, Inc.. 2009. http://www.sibbaldassociates.com/pcoa.html#CityClubs. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Membership". The Duquesne Club. 2007. http://www.duquesne.org/membership/. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
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