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Rittenhouse Club

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The Rittenhouse Club is a private institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1875 to allow "businessmen, intellectuals and artists to socialize in a congenial, friendly atmosphere."

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History

It was founded in 1875 as the Social Art Club by Dr. William Pepper and Silas Weir Mitchell. The club was renamed when it moved to a new building on Rittenhouse Square that had been the home of James Harper.

Members

  • George W. Pepper (1867-1961).
  • Frank Furness (1839-1912).
  • Owen Wister (1860-1938).
  • Robert Sturgis Ingersoll.
  • Edward Walter Clark, Jr. (1857-1946).
  • George Byron Gordon (1870-1927).
  • James Edward Carpenter (1841-1901).
  • George Fort Gibbs (1870-1942).
  • Louis H. Carpenter (1839-1916).

    • References

    Rittenhouse Club Wikipedia
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