Toronto Club

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Toronto Club
Founded20 March 1837;187 years ago (1837-03-20)
Type Private members' club
Location
  • 107 Wellington Street West
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website torontoclub.ca
Formerly called
Upper Canada Club
(1837–1840)

The Toronto Club is a private members' club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded on March 20, 1837, it is the oldest private club in Canada, and third oldest in North America.

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The clubhouse, located at 107 Wellington Street West (at York Street), was designed by Frank Darling and S. George Curry in 1888 [1] and opened in 1889. The building had additions and alterations between 1911 and 1912 by Darling and Pearson. [2] The building mixes different architectural styles and marks an important transition in Darling's career. The clubhouse was recognized as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984 and by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2002. [1]

Wellington Street clubhouse The Toronto Club (April 2005).jpg
Wellington Street clubhouse

Membership at the Toronto Club is by invitation only and is completely gender-neutral. The Club is strictly for members and their invited guests.

The clubhouse is a 40,000 square foot, three-storey building.  The facilities include four lounges, two à la carte dining rooms, a cocktail lounge, business centre and five private dining rooms.

The Club provides reciprocal privileges with a distinguished collection of clubs in the United States and Europe.

The Club offers its members a programme of special events including: wine dinners featuring rare wines from its extensive cellar; regularly scheduled wine educational events; annual art dinners; an Annual Black-Tie Members’ Dinner at which a different distinguished member is honoured each year; high-profile guest speaker events; and a Christmas Buffet Luncheon.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Toronto Club". Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Toronto Branch.
  2. "107 WELLINGTON ST W". Heritage Property Detail. City of Toronto.