Chilton Club, Private social club in Back Bay, Boston, United States
Chilton Club is a private club in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, occupying two connected red brick buildings on Commonwealth Avenue. The buildings date from the late 19th century and house dining rooms, overnight accommodations, and spaces for meetings and social gatherings across several floors.
The club was founded in 1910 as an organization open only to women, which made it one of the few spaces of its kind in the city at the time. Membership was opened to men in the late 1980s.
The club has long served as a gathering place for Boston families with deep roots in the city, and that sense of continuity is visible in the way the rooms are furnished and used. The dining rooms in particular feel lived-in and familiar rather than stiff or ceremonial.
The club is open only to members, so a visit requires knowing someone with membership or being invited as a guest. The Commonwealth Avenue address in Back Bay is easy to reach on foot from the rest of the neighborhood.
A dedicated foundation was created specifically to fund the upkeep and restoration of the building exteriors on Commonwealth Avenue. This kind of arrangement is rare for a private club and means the outer fabric of the complex is maintained separately from day-to-day club operations.
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