National Register of Historic Places

California Club, The

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
July 5, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000425

About this property

The California Club is an invitation-only private club established in 1888, based in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The people who run Los Angeles belong to the Jonathan Club; the people who own Los Angeles belong to the California Club." The California Club maintains a mandatory requirement that all new member candidates wishing to gain entry must receive invitations from no less than six existing club members, pass a series of interviews by the club's membership committee, and undergo additional background and reference checks in order to obtain admission. In April 2005, the club was ranked #13 in the "Centrality Rankings" by UC Santa Cruz sociologist G. William Domhoff in his research about social clubs, policy-planning groups, corporations, and ruling-class cohesiveness. The club is also ranked as the third most exclusive private club in the United States.

Location

538 S Flower St
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
34.05058, -118.25662

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was California Club, The listed on the National Register?

California Club, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2010.

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California Club, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for California Club, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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