Nassau Club

Nassau Club
Formation 23 November 1889 (1889-11-23)
Founder Woodrow Wilson
Type Private Club
Membership (2006)
700 resident
800 non-resident[1]
Website

nassauclub.com

Nassau Club
Location 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ
Coordinates 40°20′52.5″N 74°39′48.3″W / 40.347917°N 74.663417°W / 40.347917; -74.663417Coordinates: 40°20′52.5″N 74°39′48.3″W / 40.347917°N 74.663417°W / 40.347917; -74.663417
Built 1813-14
Architect Aymar Embury II (1911)
Part of Princeton Historic District (#75001143[2])
Designated CP 27 June 1975

The Nassau Club is a historic Gentlemen's Club in Princeton, New Jersey founded in 1889 by, among others, Woodrow Wilson. It moved into its current location in 1903. The clubhouse was originally built in 1813-14 as the home of Samuel Miller, the second professor of the Princeton Theological Seminary, on land belonging to his father-in-law, Continental Congressman Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant. Sergeant had built a large house on the site shortly before the American Revolution but it was burned down during the British occupation prior to the Battle of Princeton.[3]

The club provides dining and social spaces, as well as guest rooms for visiting members. It has allowed both male and female members for several decades. The clubhouse was expanded in 1911, by architect Aymar Embury II,[4] and 1969, with extensive renovations in 1992.[5]

Notable Members

References

  1. ↑ Keene, Stephanie (May 8, 2006). "Three cheers for old Nassau Club". The Daily Princetonian.
  2. ↑ "Princeton Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Hageman, John Frelinghuysen (1878). History of Princeton and Its Institutions, Volume 1. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Company. p. 123.
  4. ↑ New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (2006-06-20). "ASTORIA PARK POOL AND PLAY CENTER" (PDF). LP- 2196. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
  5. ↑ Selden, William K. "About the Club". Nassau Club.


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