WELCOME TO
METROPOLITAN CLUB
NEW YORK
Since 1891, a place where history & hospitality go hand in hand
Among the city’s most exclusive private clubs, the Metropolitan Club was formed in 1891 by a group of prominent New Yorkers that included among them J. Pierpont Morgan, the first club President. Designed by Stanford White at the height of the American Renaissance, the Club is a social and architectural landmark, cherished by members and guests alike for more than a century.
Upon completion in 1894, the “Marble Palace”, as described by the New York Times, was the largest and grandest of the area mansions. The clubhouse stands in its original location across from Central Park at the corner of Sixtieth Street and Fifth Avenue. It remains a pristine example of Gilded Age design.
In addition to a thriving membership, the Club is home to three floors of magnificent private event space where the most successful meetings and finest galas come to life.
At that time, the old Fifth Avenue stages jolted and rumbled slowly up and down the Avenue over the rough granite cobblestones. The hansom cabs, and in winter, the sleighs still drove through Central Park. In such a day and age The Metropolitan Club and its ensuing tradition had its origin.
-Paul Porzelt
LUXURY AT EVERY TURN
Where the glamour of Old New York meets contemporary cuisine & bespoke services
Luxe Gilded Age interiors are a stunning backdrop for intimate gatherings and grand affairs. Allow our team of passionate event managers and culinary experts to carry out every detail of your unique vision.