College Club Seattle

College Club Seattle College Club Seattle is a private member's club, rowing and social club on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. Thomas Babcock, Ralph Angell, St.

In 1910, five Yale graduates sat around their boardinghouse in Ballard, picking slivers out of their hands and dreaming of life back east. Clair Dickinson, Bob Forbes, and Bob Chase had come to Seattle to make their fortunes and got jobs in the timber mills in Ballard. Joined by Walter "Jack" Johnson, a University of Wisconsin graduate, they all moved into a house on Queen Anne Hill and dreamt of

an inexpensive and democratic club to serve young men just graduating from college facing the problem of entering business or professions. After several meetings, they had signed up 50 members and chose a president: Charles P. Spooner, a Princeton graduate with a law degree from Wisconsin, on the Board of Regents of the University of Washington. Spooner rented a suite of rooms on the second floor of the old federal court building on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Marion Street, across from the Rainier Club. From the beginning, the sense of camaraderie and fellowship was high; attendance at daily lunches and special dinners was almost 100 percent. The club put on cabaret evenings, the annual Christmas Wassail Dinner, and Thanksgiving Hi-Jinks and formed an Outing Club, which had a lodge at Roaring Creek. World War I saw more than half the club members go off to war; the club suspended their dues for the duration. Soon the club outgrew their rooms, and the Metropolitan Building Company built them a building on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Seneca Street, which they shared with the Women's University Club from July 5, 1912, until December 17, 1921. Once again the College Club had outgrown their space; a new building was erected on Sixth Avenue and Spring Street and dedicated on December 21, 1921. The club was renovated in 1951 and 1952, but by then it was evident that the I-5 freeway was going to be built through the middle of downtown. The club purchased the lot at 505 Madison Street for $100,000 in 1954, and the old clubhouse was torn down in 1962. The club enjoyed its headquarters at 505 Madison Street, until it became apparent the building was in need of repair, and it was more economical to sell the property and look for a new home. In 2014 the club purchased the boathouses at 11 E Allison St.

Interested in learning to scull? We have a few spots left in our weekend programs starting as early as this Saturday Jun...
06/24/2022

Interested in learning to scull? We have a few spots left in our weekend programs starting as early as this Saturday June 25th! Open to the general public too.

06/21/2022

Act quickly! Summer has arrived on the dock—

It’s a beautiful, sunny day on and our launch transom is being repaired before dock season begins!
04/07/2022

It’s a beautiful, sunny day on and our launch transom is being repaired before dock season begins!

Ever wonder what that string around our dock is for? It’s a geese deterrent! These two took advantage of an unsecured c...
03/23/2022

Ever wonder what that string around our dock is for? It’s a geese deterrent! These two took advantage of an unsecured corner and had a grand time today!

Join us for a Paint & Sip March 31st ! There will be professional instruction and a wine tasting.
03/23/2022

Join us for a Paint & Sip March 31st ! There will be professional instruction and a wine tasting.

03/18/2022

Good luck to in their first spring regatta 2022 this weekend !

Don’t delay in joining one of our Spring Learn to Scull sessions! You’ll be eligible to continue building skills in our ...
03/14/2022

Don’t delay in joining one of our Spring Learn to Scull sessions! You’ll be eligible to continue building skills in our Beginner Team Boats class.

We have two new rowing options for members! Check out our Beginner Sculling Team Boat and Intermediate Sculling Team Boa...
03/09/2022

We have two new rowing options for members! Check out our Beginner Sculling Team Boat and Intermediate Sculling Team Boat classes. You can attend any rowing class we offer at or below your current skill level. Reach out to us to learn more.

It’s not too late to sign up for our Learn to Scull programs that kick off this weekend! Open to nonmembers of the || ...
03/04/2022

It’s not too late to sign up for our Learn to Scull programs that kick off this weekend! Open to nonmembers of the || Contact us to learn more.

Last Day of Winter Season and First Day of Spring Season, except Mother Nature confused them. ☀️🌧….
03/01/2022

Last Day of Winter Season and First Day of Spring Season, except Mother Nature confused them. ☀️🌧….

Missing something? Be sure to swing by our lost and found! All items will be donated by the end of the month.
02/22/2022

Missing something? Be sure to swing by our lost and found! All items will be donated by the end of the month.

Address

11 E Allison Street
Seattle, WA
98102

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+12066220624

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