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Missouri Athletic Club Downtown Clubhouse
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Missouri Athletic Club's Downtown Clubhouse
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Location405 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′54″N90°11′14″W / 38.63167°N 90.18722°W / 38.63167; -90.18722 Coordinates: 38°37′54″N90°11′14″W / 38.63167°N 90.18722°W / 38.63167; -90.18722
Arealess than one acre
Architect Ittner, William B.; Brueggemann, George
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference # 07000325 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2007

The Missouri Athletic Club's Downtown Clubhouse is a historic building having Renaissance Revival architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

The Missouri Athletic Club has two clubhouses. The Downtown Clubhouse is located at 405 Washington Avenue, at the corner of Fourth Street, adjacent to the entrance to the Eads Bridge on the Missouri side. Designed by William B. Ittner, the clubhouse contains two restaurants, a ballroom, a barber shop, numerous private meeting rooms, a reading room, a billiard parlor, a rooftop deck, more than 75 guest rooms, and full-service athletic facilities. [2] The athletic facilities include weight training, a pro shop, whirlpools, tanning beds, wet and dry saunas, trainers, pros, a masseuse, squash courts, racquetball courts, and handball courts. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 The Missouri Athletic Club (Official Website) – Clubhouse Layout