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Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington

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🔊 Listen to this Post The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington is a private club in Washington, D.C. In September 1983, The New York Times called it “Washington’s oldest and most exclusive club”.

On October 1, 1863, six U.S. Treasury Department officials met to discuss the creation of a social and literary club in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Club officially organized twelve days later, with 43 members. The first year, dues were $50.

For the first century of its existence, the members of the club refused to accept non-white people as members. Thirty club members quit in protest in 1961, including Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The club started accepting black members in 1972; the first black member it admitted was Bishop John T. Walker. The club also did not allow women to join until 1988.

In April 2021, the club opened a new open-air rooftop venue, an $11 million project. The space is used for live music, private functions, and smoking cigars.

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