Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Wamsutta Club

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Phone
  
+1 508-997-7431

Address
  
427 County St, New Bedford, MA 02740, USA

Similar
  
Whaling City Golf Course, Hawthorne Country Club, Seaport Inn and Marina, Century House Inc

Profiles

Paranormal investigation wamsutta club bedford ma


The Wamsutta Club is a private social club in New Bedford, Massachusetts, founded in 1866. It was a club for the affluent members of New Bedford's community, which at the time was supported by the flagging whaling industry as well as the up-and-coming textiles.

Contents

The club was founded by Charles Warren Clifford, who organized an athletic club to play a new version of baseball. The social club was formally chartered in 1889. The present location was built in 1821 by James Arnold and purchased by the club in 1919.

The club's popularity soared from the 1890s to the mid-1920s when the textile industry was at its height in the city, and cotton was bought and sold by businessmen at the club.

During the Great Depression the club faced the problem of declining membership. In order to meet the needs of the expanding community dues were lowered and membership was re-established on a broader base.

Today, the club remains as a social center of the downtown New Bedford community.

In the 1960s the club was the site of meeting between Otis Stanton, brother of Seabury Stanton, and Warren Buffett when Buffett finalized his takeover of Berkshire Hathaway.

Vance gilbert performs rainy night in georgia at the wamsutta club new bedford 2016


References

Wamsutta Club Wikipedia