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

  • Benjamin C. Bradlee - Executive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal[2]
  • James Blake - Professional tennis player, reached a high of number 4 in the world.[3]
  • David McKendree Key - United States Ambassador, served under at least six U. S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • Stephen Minot Weld - Scion of the Weld Family of Boston. Schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician.[4]
  • J. Harleston Parker - American architect, founder Parker, Thompson & Rice.[4]
  • Henry Lee Higginson - Noted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra.[4]
  • Murray Taylor - Composer of "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"[4]
  • Manning Ferguson Force - was a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War.[4]
  • Charles William Eliot - American academic and President of Harvard University.[4]
  • Robert Bacon - American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State.[5]
  • Amory Houghton Jr. - United States Congressman
  • Francis Ellis - Barstool Sports Blogger / Comedian


References

  1. ↑ Cambridge Historical Commission, "City of Cambridge, Landmarks and Other Protected Properties" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
  2. ↑ "The Men's Final Clubs | Flyby | the Harvard Crimson". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | Sports". Thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A.D. Club, . The A.D. Club Of Harvard University, 1837-1889 (1889). Kessinger Publishing, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Robert Bacon - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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