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Source: Bric-a-Brac, p.155
Colonial Club was founded in 1891, fifth of the eating clubs. It drew its name -- mistakenly,it would seem -- from its first clubhouse, an old ship captain's house on Nassau Street, thought to date to the Colonial period. In fact, it dates to the Federal period and still stands in the same location near the intersection of Nassau and Queenston Place: a narrow stone building, well back from the street, with three distinctive porches stacked atop each other.
Perhaps one of Colonial Club's early attractions was its location near the Evelyn College for women, but after a couple of years the club decided to move.
Colonial Club was founded in 1891, fifth of the eating clubs. It drew its name -- mistakenly,it would seem -- from its first clubhouse, an old ship captain's house on Nassau Street, thought to date to the Colonial period. In fact, it dates to the Federal period and still stands in the same location near the intersection of Nassau and Queenston Place: a narrow stone building, well back from the street, with three distinctive porches stacked atop each other.
Perhaps one of Colonial Club's early attractions was its location near the Evelyn College for women, but after a couple of years the club decided to move.