Germantown Cricket Club | |
) Clubhouse of the Germantown Cricket Club in 1893 | |
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| Location | 5140 Morris St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′25.10″N 75°10′24.31″W / 40.0236389°N 75.1734194°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White; Charles F. McKim |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000758 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
The Germantown Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was one of the four principal cricket clubs in the city and was one of the clubs contributing members to the Philadelphian cricket team. It was founded on 10 August 1854[2] in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club. Its clubhouse was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White. The U.S. National tennis championship, precursor to today's US Open, was played on Germantown Cricket's lawn tennis courts from 1921 to 1923.[3]
The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with the Young America Cricket Club in 1890. The Newhall brothers joined the Germantown cricket team at this time after being the backbone of the Young America Cricket Club for forty years.
It continues as a private club with facilities for tennis, squash, swimming, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated National Historic Landmark.
See also
- Philadelphian cricket team
- Philadelphia Cricket Club
- Merion Cricket Club
- Belmont Cricket Club
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Melville, Tom (1998). The Tented Field: A History of Cricket in America. p. 28. ISBN 0-87972-770-5.
- ^ "Germantown Cricket Club History". Germantown Cricket Club. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
Further reading
- Sentance, P. David (2006). Cricket in America, 1710-2000. McFarland. p. 324. ISBN 9780786420407.
External links
| Preceded by West Side Tennis Club New York City | Davis Cup Final Venue 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 | Succeeded by Stade Roland Garros Paris |
| Preceded by Centre Court, Wimbledon London | Davis Cup Final Venue 1938 | Succeeded by Merion Cricket Club Haverford |
| Preceded by Queen's Club London | Fed Cup Final Venue 1964 | Succeeded by Kooyong Stadium Melbourne |
| Preceded by West Side Tennis Club 1915-1920 | Home of the U.S. Championships 1921-1923 | Succeeded by West Side Tennis Club 1924-1977 |