New York Yacht Club
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| Short name | NYYC |
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| Founded | July 30, 1844 |
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| Website | www |
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New York Yacht Club
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New York Clubhouse, 37 W. 44th St.
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| Location | New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′20″N 73°58′53.6″W / 40.75556°N 73.981556°WCoordinates: 40°45′20″N 73°58′53.6″W / 40.75556°N 73.981556°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Whitney Warren; Warren & Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001203 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987 |
| Designated NYCL | September 11, 1979 |
The New York Yacht Club is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. As of 2001, the organization was reported to have about 3,000 members. Membership in the club is by invitation only. Its officers include a Commodore, vice-commodore, rear-commodore, secretary and treasurer.
In 1845, the club’s first clubhouse was established — a modest, Gothic-revival building in Hoboken, New Jersey, on land donated by Commodore John Cox Stevens. After outgrowing its cramped quarters, the club moved to several other locations, including Staten Island, Glen Cove, New York and Mystic, Connecticut.
Its primary clubhouse is a six-storied Beaux-Arts landmark with a nautical-themed limestone facade, located at 37 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. Opened in 1901, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore (1898), architects of the exterior of Grand Central Terminal. The centerpiece of the clubhouse is the "Model Room", which contains a notable collection of full and half hull models including a scale model history of all New York Yacht Club America's Cup challenges. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
In addition to its Manhattan headquarters, located inland, the club maintains "Harbour Court", a clubhouse opened in 1988 on the water in Newport.
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