A.D. Club

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.

A.D. Club entryway detail

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]
  • Conn Nugent - Irish-American philanthropist and activist.

References
  1. Cambridge Historical Commission, "City of Cambridge, Landmarks and Other Protected Properties" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
  2. http://www.thecrimson.com/series/the-punch/article/2010/10/5/series-men-final-clubs/
  3. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/1/21/blake-talks-harvard-before-aussie-open/
  4. A.D. Club, . The A.D. Club Of Harvard University, 1837-1889 (1889). Kessinger Publishing, 2009.
  5. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bacon-robert
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