The Maryland Club is a private social club in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857 as an exclusive men's club, it is today one of the oldest surviving such clubs. Its 1891 Romanesque clubhouse, located at 1 East Eager Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
 A view of the Maryland Club in Baltimore | |
| Formation | 1857 |
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| Website | www |
The Club’s members have traditionally been among the region’s most prominent business, professional, civic and nonprofit leaders. Membership is by invitation only. The Club's website says it wants a diverse membership of outstanding individuals regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.[1]
In 1861, the club supported the secession of the Confederate States of America.[2] The club was closed by Union troops during the American Civil War. General Lew Wallace outraged local residents by turning the club building into a shelter for homeless former slaves.[3] The club re-opened after the war.[2] The club opposed Prohibition and flouted the law through the use of private lockers.[2] After a 1995 fire nearly destroyed its building, the club restored its architectural and aesthetic elements. In 2019, a major renovation added squash facilities, improved the exercise area, added a bistro-style restaurant, and made other system upgrades.
In 1988, the club began accepting Jews as members.[4]
Notable members
- Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte, the first president of the club[5]
- William Cabell Bruce[6]
- Charles W. Field[7]
- Charles F. Mayer[8]
- Charles F. Mayer (railroad president), nephew of the above
- 45th Governor of the State of Maryland, Edwin Warfield[9]
- James T. Woodward[10]
- Glenn L. Martin[11]