The Metropolitan Club in New York City is a prestigious private social club founded in March 1891 by a group of wealthy New Yorkers led by financier J. Pierpont Morgan. It was created after Morgan and others were denied membership at the Union Club, prompting them to establish their own exclusive club. The clubhouse, located at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street on the Upper East Side, was designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead & White in a neo-Italian Renaissance style and completed in 1894. The building is a designated New York City landmark and is known for its grand Gilded Age interiors, often called the “Marble Palace”.
Originally a gentlemen’s club, it admitted only men until the mid-20th century when women were granted membership privileges. The club has historically served as a meeting place for New York’s elite, including members from prominent families such as the Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, Goelets, and Whitneys. Its membership has included bankers, industrialists, lawyers, and CEOs. The club hosts private events, luncheons, dinners, and debutante balls, maintaining its status as one of New York’s most exclusive social institutions
 
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The club was founded after J.P. Morgan and other wealthy men were denied entry to the Union Club, prompting them to create an even more exclusive institution.
J.P. Morgan reportedly told architect Stanford White to “build a club fit for a gentleman and damn the cost!”—resulting in one of New York’s grandest Gilded Age interiors