30 West 44th Street, Beaux-Arts clubhouse in Midtown Manhattan, United States.
30 West 44th Street is a fourteen-story clubhouse featuring a decorated facade of brick, Indiana limestone, and architectural terracotta. The building combines classical design elements with dining rooms, meeting spaces, and social gathering areas inside.
Tracy and Swartwout designed this building in 1901 as the Yale Club of New York City, occupying the space until 1915. The Penn Club later took over the building and has remained there since.
The Benjamin Franklin Room holds a library, piano, and portraits of past University of Pennsylvania leaders, honoring the school's connection to the current occupants. Visitors moving through these spaces can sense how an educational institution shapes the character of a private club.
The building is located in Midtown Manhattan at a convenient spot near major transit lines. Visitors should know this is a private members-only club with restricted access to the general public.
This was the first university clubhouse in New York City built as a high-rise, setting a new standard for academic club buildings. The architecture proved that such institutions could thrive both vertically and traditionally in the expanding city.
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