National Register of Historic Places

Tavern Club

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Listed
November 1, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
84000235

About this property

The Tavern Club is a private social club in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Its home is a building designed by architect J. Milton Dyer in a Northern Renaissance style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was also designated as a landmark by the City of Cleveland. Tavern was built at a time when, just a block away, Cleveland's Millionaire's Row on Euclid Avenue was among the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world, and home to many members. Dyer was a member of the Tavern Club, which was established 1892–93. He designed a building for the group when it moved from a leased property at 968 Prospect Street to its present building on January 1, 1905. Dyer's design was inspired by his admiration of the clubhouses of the Heidelberg University dueling societies. "The exterior construction and the traditional interior decor of the building" have remained essentially the same since the club's beginning. The upstairs originally contained two squash courts and a rackets court. The Tavern Club Invitational, a Professional Squash Doubles tournament, benefits the youth empowerment through squash program, Urban Squash Cleveland. The club's registered name is The Tavern Company, and it is governed under laws for 501(c)(7) Social and Recreation Clubs. In 2024 it claimed total revenue of $823,288 and total assets of $1,496,264.

Location

3522 Prospect Ave.
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
41.50128, -81.66277

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When was Tavern Club listed on the National Register?

Tavern Club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Tavern Club?

Tavern Club is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tavern Club is recorded as the early_republic era.

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