Congressional Club
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The Congressional Club (founded in 1908) is an historic clubhouse located at 2001 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., in the U Street Corridor. The organization it hosts, which is the official club of congressional spouses, was created in May 1908 with the Sixtieth Congress passage of HR22029. The Congressional Club is the only club in the world to be incorporated by an act of Congress.[3] Since 1912, the club has hosted a luncheon honoring the First Lady of the United States. It is the largest annual event sponsored by the Club.[4]
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Type | Social club |
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53-0050970 | |
Website | www |
Congressional Club | |
Location | 2001 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, D.C. United States |
Coordinates | 38°55′10″N 77°2′8″W |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | George Oakley Totten Jr. |
Architectural style | neoclassical |
Part of | Sixteenth Street Historic District (ID78003060) |
NRHP reference No. | 11000717[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 6, 2011[1] |
Designated CP | August 25, 1978[2] |
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