Salmagundi Club
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| Location | 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′3.4″N 73°59′40.5″W / 40.734278°N 73.994583°WCoordinates: 40°44′3.4″N 73°59′40.5″W / 40.734278°N 73.994583°W |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001275 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1974 |
| Designated NYCL | September 9, 1969 |
The Salmagundi Club, sometimes referred to as the Salmagundi Art Club, was founded in 1871 in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan, New York City. Since 1917 it has been located at 47 Fifth Avenue. As of 2014[update], its membership roster totals roughly 900 members.
The Salmagundi Club has served as a center for fine arts, artists and collectors, with art exhibitions, art classes, artist demonstrations, art auctions and many other types of events. It is also a sponsor of the United States Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP).
Originally called the New York Sketch Class, and later the New York Sketch Club, the Salmagundi Club had its beginnings at the eastern edge of Greenwich Village in sculptor Jonathan Scott Hartley's Broadway studio, where a group of artists, students, and friends at the National Academy of Design, which at the time was located at Fourth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, gathered weekly on Saturday evenings.
The club formally changed its name to The Salmagundi Sketch Club in January 1877. The name has variously been attributed to salmagundi, a stew which the group has served from its earliest years, or to Washington Irving's Salmagundi Papers.
Growing rapidly, the organization was housed in a series of rented properties including 121 Fifth Avenue, 49 West 22nd Street, 40 West 22nd Street and finally 14 West Twelfth Street, where it remained for 22 years. In April 1917, following a three-year search, the club purchased Irad and Sarah Hawley's 1853 Italianate-style brownstone townhouse at 47 Fifth Avenue between East Eleventh and East Twelfth Streets from the estate of William G. Park for $100,000.00 and erected a two-story annex in the rear at an additional cost of $20,000.00 to house its primary art gallery and a billiard room. A housewarming event on Feb 5th, 1918 was attended by more than 500 persons. In 1969 the building was designated a historical landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. In 1975 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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