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Players Club ยท 16 Gramercy Park South
Players Club
Players Club

16 Gramercy Park South. The Players Club. Interior, view of playroom and bar, before alterations

IMAGE DATE1935
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The Players Club ca. 1935

Originally a Gothic Revival town house, this building was purchased by Edwin Booth for his home. In 1888 he made it into a clubhouse for his actor friends. At about this time Stanford White offered his services in remodeling the interior and adding the Italian Renaissance loggia and lanterns, which provide such a handsome entrance.

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