Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)

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Coimbatore Cosmopolitan Club
Formation1891
Type Private club
HeadquartersRace Course, Coimbatore
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The Cosmopolitan Club in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India is a club started in 1891 by a group of local citizens. It is located in Race Course Road, in the city of Coimbatore.

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History

The land for the club was purchased from S.L. Ramaswamy Aiyer of Sulur on 25 July 1891. To an existing small shed, a clubhouse, a billiards room, card rooms and tennis courts were added. The front Porch was called Verandah club. A large tree in the vicinity was main meeting place of its members’ also called as Wisdom Tree. [1]

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References

  1. "- History of the club". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)