Maryland Club

Maryland Club
Formation1857 (1857)
Location
Websitewww.marylandclub1857.org
The Maryland Club
Location1 East Eager St.
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°18′04″N 76°36′56″W / 39.30111°N 76.61556°W / 39.30111; -76.61556
AreaLess than one acre
Built1891
ArchitectJosias Pennington
NRHP reference No.100009814
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2024

The Maryland Club is a private social club in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857 as an exclusive men's club, it is today one of the oldest surviving such clubs. Its 1891 Romanesque clubhouse, located at 1 East Eager Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.[1]

The Club’s members have traditionally been among the region’s most prominent business, professional, civic and nonprofit leaders. Membership is by invitation only. The Club's website says it wants a diverse membership of outstanding individuals regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.[2]

In 1861, the Club supported the secession of the Confederate States of America.[3] The Club was closed by Union troops during the American Civil War. General Lew Wallace outraged local residents by turning the clubhouse building into a shelter for homeless former slaves.[4] The Club re-opened after the war.[3] The Club opposed Prohibition and flouted the law through the use of private lockers.[3] After a 1995 fire nearly destroyed its building, the Club restored its architectural and aesthetic elements. In 2019, a major renovation added squash facilities, improved the exercise area, added a bistro-style restaurant, and made other system upgrades.[5]

In 1988, the Club began accepting Jews as members.[6] In 2021, the Club began admitting women as members through its regular admission process. Women have since been elected to the formerly all-male Board of Governors of the Club.

Notable members

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References

  1. ^ Jonathan H. Poston (April 2023). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Maryland Club" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  2. ^ "Home - Maryland Club". www.marylandclub1857.org. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ a b c "History". Maryland Club.
  4. ^ Brugger, Robert J. (1988). Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780801854651. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ Gunts, Ed (2016-04-13). "Baltimore Fishbowl | Maryland Club Plans to Add Fitness Center, Squash Court -". Baltimore Fishbowl. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  6. ^ Pietila, Anteri J. (2010). Not in My Neighborhood How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Chicago, Illinois: Ivan R. Dee Publisher. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-56663-843-2.
  7. ^ Gunning, Brooke; O'Donovan, Molly (2000). Baltimore's Halcyon Days. Arcadia Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9780738506319. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^ Steiner, Bernard C. (1907). Men of Mark in Maryland: Biographies of Leading Men of the State. Washington, D.C.: Johnson-Wynne Company. p. 69. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Henry Elliot (1893). History of Baltimore, Maryland. S.B. Nelson. p. 865. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ^ Shepherd, Henry Elliot (1893). History of Baltimore, Maryland. S.B. Nelson. p. 953. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^ Steiner, Bernard C. (1907). Men of Mark in Maryland: Biographies of Leading Men of the State. Washington, D.C.: Johnson-Wynne Company. p. 30. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  12. ^ "James T. Woodward, The Banker, Is Dead" (PDF). New York Times. April 11, 1910. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  13. ^ The Maryland Club, A History of Food and Friendship in Baltimore, 1857-1997; Pg 90, Robert J. Brugger
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