Rainier Club

Rainier Club
Rainier Club is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Rainier Club
Location810 4th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′22″N 122°19′51″W / 47.60611°N 122.33083°W / 47.60611; -122.33083
Built1903
ArchitectCutter & Malmgren
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No.76001889[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1976
Designated SEATLJune 1, 1987[2]

The Rainier Club is a private club in Seattle, Washington; it has been referred to as "Seattle's preeminent private club."[3][4] Its clubhouse building, completed in 1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1888 in what was then the Washington Territory (statehood came the following year). As of 2008, the club has 1,300 members.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  3. ^ Priscilla Long, Gentlemen organize Seattle's Rainier Club on February 23, 1888, HistoryLink.org, January 27, 2001. Accessed online 2009-06-24.
  4. ^ [Smith and Pheasant-Albright 2009], p. 7, characterize the Rainier Club and University Club as Seattle's "most exclusive men's clubs."
  5. ^ The Rainier Club of Seattle Campaign for Funds for Historical Renovation, The Rainier Club, March 2008. Accessed online 2009-06-24.