Racquet Club of Chicago
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The Racquet Club of Chicago is a private social club
and athletic club
at 1365 North Dearborn Street in Chicago
, within the Gold Coast Historic District. The classical revival
building was designed by architect Andrew Rebori
, constructed in 1923. It is a contributing structure within the National Register Gold Coast Historic District
.
The Racquet Club currently features squash
courts (two North American singles, two North American doubles, and one International singles), two racquets
courts, and one indoor tennis
court. The tennis court was converted from a real tennis
court. The racquets courts are the world's western-most active venue for that sport.
The Racquet Club has been renovated, and where there once were two Squash singles courts, of the "American" style dimensions, there now is one court of the "International" dimensions.
Gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...
and athletic club
Athletic club
An athletic club may be*A private club which provides sports facilities to members.*A sports club dedicated to athletics, often professional and fielding competitive teams...
at 1365 North Dearborn Street in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, within the Gold Coast Historic District. The classical revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
building was designed by architect Andrew Rebori
Andrew Rebori
Andrew Nicholas Rebori was a prominent Chicago architect who was a member of the Chicago school of architecture.Private Tour video of notable projects by Andrew Rebori http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8z1oNRk780&sns=em...
, constructed in 1923. It is a contributing structure within the National Register Gold Coast Historic District
Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street....
.
The Racquet Club currently features squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
courts (two North American singles, two North American doubles, and one International singles), two racquets
Racquets (sport)
Rackets or Racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada...
courts, and one indoor tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
court. The tennis court was converted from a real tennis
Real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
court. The racquets courts are the world's western-most active venue for that sport.
The Racquet Club has been renovated, and where there once were two Squash singles courts, of the "American" style dimensions, there now is one court of the "International" dimensions.