Racquet and Tennis Club Building
- Address: 370 Park Ave
- Neighborhood of Midtown Center in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1876/00/00 | Alfred H Thorp | Architect | The Coogan is built at 776 6th Avenue at 26th St, NYC, for use by the Racquet Court Club. The arcaded, tripartite facaded design by Alfred H Thorpe, of the type later expounded by Louis Sullivan, was razed in 1999. | |||
| 1876/00/00 | The Racquet Court Club merges with the Racquet and Tennis Club. | |||||
| 1918/09/07 | William Symmes Richardson | Architect | Racquet and Tennis Club's third location is completed on Park Avenue. | |||
| 1918/09/07 | McKim, Mead and White | Architect | Racquet and Tennis Club's third location is completed on Park Avenue. | |||
| 1922/00/00 | Rene LaMontagne host a bachelor party and is arrested for selling 500 cases of gin, 16000 gallons of rye, 316 cases of scotch and 9000 gallons of wine (it was Prohibition). | |||||
| 1978/00/00 | Fisher Brothers, owners of Park Avenue Plaza (midblock building behind the Racquet Club), pay $5 million to the Racquet Club for their air rights above the Club so they won't build a hotel and block the Park Avenue Plaza's views. |
| Particulars for Racquet and Tennis Club Building: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Historic Use | Civic |
| Owner | Private |
| Social | Prohibition |
| Historic Use | Sport Facility |
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