New York Harvard Club Addition

The addition to the Harvard Club of New York City is expected to be ready for occupancy early in October. The present club house, built in 1894, remains as a nucleus for the new building which is six times as large as the original structure. When the new addition is opened the building will extend through the centre of the block between 44th and 45th street, permitting an entrance, however, from 44th street only. With the exception of the mansard roof, the outer frame-work has been entirely completed, and the handsome granite front gives the structure an imposing appearance. During the summer months some changes will be made in the old club house to make it conform with the new addition.

A feature of the new building is an immense hall 98 feet long, by 38 feet broad, three stories high, modelled after the Assembly Room in the Union. This hall will be used for meetings, and a part will be utilized for a dining room. While the restaurant in the old club can with difficulty accommodate fifty people, the space in Harvard Hall will provide for two or three hundred. The fourth and fifth floors will be occupied by bedrooms to accommodate out-of-town members. Two squash courts are to be built on the roof. The architects for the new addition are McKim, Mead & White; the contractors are Norcross Brothers.