A.D. Club entryway detail

The A.D. Club is a final club established at Harvard University in 1836, the continuation of a chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity existing as an honorary chapter until 1846, and then as a regular chapter until the late 1850s. At that time, owing to the prevailing sentiment against such societies, it became a strictly secret society, known among its members as the "Haidee," the name of a college boat. The chapter surrendered its charter in 1865, and has since existed as the A.D. Club.

Clubhouse

In 1872, the club rooms were moved from the upper story of a brick house on Palmer Street to a building on Brattle Street. These rooms were occupied until 1878, when a club-house was obtained on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Dunster Streets. In 1900, the club moved to its present club-house at 1 Plympton St.[1]

Notable members

References

  1. ^ Cambridge Historical Commission, "City of Cambridge, Landmarks and Other Protected Properties" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
  2. ^ "Robert Bacon - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | Sports". Thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  4. ^ "The Men's Final Clubs | Flyby | the Harvard Crimson". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  5. ^ a b c d e f A.D. Club, . The A.D. Club Of Harvard University, 1837-1889 (1889). Kessinger Publishing, 2009.

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