Tavern Club (Cleveland)
United States historic place
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The Tavern Club is a private social club in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Its home is a building designed by architect J. Milton Dyer in a Northern Renaissance style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It was also designated as a landmark by the City of Cleveland.[2] Tavern was built at a time when, just a block away, Cleveland's Millionaire's Row on Euclid Avenue was among the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world, and home to many members.[3]
Tavern Club | |
View from the intersection of Prospect Ave. and E. 36th St. | |
  Location within Cleveland  Location within Ohio  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 3522 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°30′4.9″N 81°39′45.3″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Dyer, J. Milton |
| Architectural style | Northern Renaissance |
| MPS | Upper Prospect MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000235[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 1, 1984 |
Dyer was a member of the Tavern Club, which was established 1892–93. He designed a building for the group when it moved from a leased property at 968 Prospect Street to its present building on January 1, 1905. Dyer's design was inspired by his admiration of the clubhouses of the Heidelberg University dueling societies.[4] "The exterior construction and the traditional interior decor of the building" have remained essentially the same since the club's beginning.[5]
The upstairs originally contained two squash courts and a rackets court. The Tavern Club Invitational,[6] a Professional Squash Doubles tournament, benefits the youth empowerment through squash program, Urban Squash Cleveland.[7]
The club's registered name is The Tavern Company, and it is governed under laws for 501(c)(7) Social and Recreation Clubs. In 2024 it claimed total revenue of $823,288 and total assets of $1,496,264.[8]
