The Algonquin Club of Boston, presently known as The 'Quin House, is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1886. Originally a business-themed gentlemen's club, it is now open to men and women of all races, religions, and nationalities.
Algonquin Club of Boston Inc. has EIN 04-1021230 under tax status 501(c)(7) Social and Recreation Clubs; in 2024 it claimed total revenue of $47,410 and total assets of $1,499,740. The Algonquin Club Foundation Ltd. has EIN 46-0932957 as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity; in 2023 it claimed total revenue of $1,758 and total assets of $155,428.
History The Algonquin Club of Boston was founded by a group that included General Charles Taylor. Its clubhouse on Commonwealth Avenue was designed by McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1888, and was soon called "the finest and most perfectly appointed club-house in America"Moses King, King's Hand-book of Boston, Boston, 1889, p. 259 and more recently the "most grandiose" of Boston's clubs.
In October 2020, the club closed for renovations, including a new fitness facility and a roof deck,"Zoning Relief Granted to the Algonquin Club", The Boston Sun, August 3, 2018 and re-opened as the 'Quin House in July 2021. It remained a private club. The 'Quin House maintains reciprocal relationships with more than 150 social clubs worldwide.
See also List of gentlemen's clubs in the United States
References
External links Official website Web site archive