Hartford Club

The Hartford Club is a private club at 46 Prospect Street in Hartford, Connecticut, and founded in 1873. Mark Twain is known as a past memberThe Hartford Club began as a union of local men's clubs amalgamated due to financial woes. It began admitting women members in the 1970s. Its present clubhouse, located at 46 Prospect Street, was designed in 1901 by Robert D. Andrews of Andrews, Jacques and Rantoul; i t was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 It opened on January 1, 1908. The clubhouse is close to the Connecticut State Capitol. Since 1984, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The club provides dining rooms, private banquet and meeting rooms, concierge services for members, and members' activities.Notable members Oliver Butterworth Louis R. Cheney Wilbur L. Cross Dominick Dunne Katharine Hepburn George Keller Senator Joseph Lieberman John Pierpont Morgan Igor Sikorsky Wallace Stevens Mark Twain Frank Ashley Wilmot