A country club is a privately-owned club , often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining. Typical athletic offerings are golf , tennis , and swimming . Where golf is the principal or sole sporting activity, and especially outside of the United States and Canada, it is common for a country club to be referred to simply as a golf club . Many country clubs offer other new activities such as pickleball , and platform tennis.
18-816: City Club may refer to: American civic organizations [ edit ] Capital City Club (est. 1883) in Atlanta, Georgia City Club of Chicago (est. 1903) in Illinois City Club of Cleveland (est. 1912) in Ohio City Club of New York (est. 1892) in New York City Club of Portland (est. 1916) in Oregon Women's City Club (disambiguation) , multiple organizations Other [ edit ] City Club (wholesale club) ,
36-640: A Mexican retailer Berkeley City Club , a historic building in Berkeley, California City Club (album) , a 2016 album by the California rock band The Growlers City Club (football) , a football club in Mirpur, Bangladesh City Club (cricket) , a cricket club in Mirpur, Bangladesh See also [ edit ] City FC (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
54-707: A pillar of social life. This began during the reign of Alfonso XII and was consolidated during the reign of his son and successor Alfonso XIII , who granted royal status to a handful of country clubs. Most country clubs in Spain are typically associated with the upper classes, and were conceived around a central sport such as golf, polo or tennis, although some of them did eventually offer other sports. Examples include Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro , Club de Campo Villa de Madrid , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona , Real Sociedad de Golf de Neguri, Real Club Pineda etc. Many of them are also located in those cities or towns that hosted
72-511: Is a private social club located in Atlanta, Georgia . Chartered on May 21, 1883, it is one of the oldest private clubs in the South . According to its charter, the purpose of the club is "to promote the pleasure, kind feeling and general culture of its members." Harry C. Stockdell was the club's first president. He was succeeded in 1884 by Robert J. Lowry ; and in 1885 Livingston Mims began
90-708: Is the oldest club devoted to golf. In the United Kingdom, many country clubs are smaller than those in the USA though examples similar in size and scope to the American country club also exist. Gentlemen’s clubs in Britain—many of which admit women while remaining socially exclusive—fill many roles of the United States' country clubs. Similar to the United States, Spain has had a tradition of country clubs as
108-709: The British Raj are still active in major cities, for example the Bangalore Club , Lahore Gymkhana , Karachi Gymkhana , Nizam Club , and Bengal Club . Gymkhanas are sporting or social clubs across the subcontinent. Country clubs exist in multiple forms, including athletic-based clubs and golf clubs. Examples are the Breakfast Point Country Club , Cumberland Grove Country Club and Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club in Sydney ,
126-535: The Colony Club ( McKim, Mead & White , 1906)." Georgian Revival in its textures and motifs, the building was originally four-stories with a fifth floor being added above the dentiled cornice later in its history. Their Capital City Country Club (1928) designed by Burge and Stevens , survives in Historic Brookhaven and "presents a picturesque, rambling, manorial image." "Tall chimneys,
144-516: The Great Depression , the number of country clubs decreased drastically for lack of membership funding. Historically, many country clubs were "restricted" and refused to admit members of specific racial, ethnic or religious groups such as Jews , African Americans and Catholics . Beginning in the 1960s civil rights lawsuits forced clubs to drop exclusionary policies. In a 1990 landmark ruling at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club ,
162-690: The Crabapple Golf Club, was completed on 600 acres (2.4 km ) in Milton, Georgia , which is in the northern portion of Fulton County . Notable individuals, including several presidents of the United States and royalty from other nations, have been guests at the Capital City Club. The downtown Atlanta Capital City Club was designed by Beaux-Arts-trained architect Donn Barber in "the dignified and rather severe mode that characterizes prestigious New York City clubs such as
180-598: The PGA refused to hold tournaments at private clubs that practiced racial discrimination. This new regulation led to the admittance of black people at private clubs. The incident at Shoal Creek is comparable to the 1966 NCAA basketball tournament , which led to the end of racial discrimination in college basketball. The Philadelphia Cricket Club is the oldest organized country club in the United States devoted to playing games, while The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts
198-452: The US in the early 1880s. Country clubs had a profound effect on expanding suburbanization and are considered to be the precursor to gated community development. Country clubs can be exclusive organizations. In small towns, membership in the country club is often not as exclusive or expensive as in larger cities where there is competition for a limited number of memberships. In addition to
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#1732771783975216-556: The cylindrical stair tower with [its] conical roof", and "[its] obliquely projecting gabled wings" create an "irregular silhouette of French provincial forms". Notable members of Capital City Club include: Country club Country clubs are most commonly located in city outskirts or suburbs, due to the requirement of having substantial grounds for outdoor activities, which distinguishes them from an urban athletic club . Country clubs originated in Scotland and first appeared in
234-437: The fees, some clubs have additional requirements to join. For example, membership can be limited to those who reside in a particular housing community. Early clubs focused primarily on equestrian-related sports: coaching, racing, jumping, polo, and foxhunting. In the 1980s, the nationwide interest shifted more towards golf. Country clubs were founded by upper-class elites between 1880 and 1930. The Brookline Country Club
252-444: The longest term as president, serving, with a two-year interruption, from 1886 through 1906. Subsequent presidents have all served two years or less. The first club house was located at 43 Walton Street. In August 1884, the club moved to a new establishment at 114 Peachtree Street . The Club presently operates three facilities for the use of its members, the oldest of which, the downtown Atlanta club building on John Portman Blvd.,
270-427: The summer vacations of the royal family. Such is the case of Real Sociedad de Tenis de la Magdalena , Real Golf de Pedreña or Real Golf Club de Zarauz for example. The most notable difference between Spanish and American country clubs is that the former are not normally located in the countryside but either within a city or town itself or in the outskirts at most. Many of the gentlemen's clubs established during
288-477: The title City Club . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_Club&oldid=1224429918 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Capital City Club The Capital City Club
306-467: Was dedicated on December 16, 1911. Herbert Barker was the original architect of the golf course, which was completed in 1911. The Capital City Country Club, located in Brookhaven , was leased in 1913 and purchased in 1915. At that time the golf course was increased from nine to eighteen holes. The present country club building was erected in 1928. In the autumn of 2002 an additional club facility,
324-516: Was founded in 1882 and is esteemed to be the nation’s first by the Encyclopaedia of American Urban History . By 1907, country clubs were claimed to be “the very essence of American upper-class.” The number of country clubs increased greatly with industrialization, the rise in incomes, and suburbanization in the 1920s. During the 1920s, country clubs acted as community social centers. When people lost most of their income and net worth during
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