161 West 93rd Street

[1] The club, founded in 1905 by Jōkichi Takamine, first occupied a townhouse at 334 Riverside Drive, between 105th and 106th Streets.

[2] The Renaissance Revival building at 161 West 93rd Street was designed for the club by the architect John Vredenburgh Van Pelt and erected in 1912.

[2] The American Institute of Architects guide describes the style as "the Chicago school crossbred with Florence", remarking that "the cornice is extraordinary; it sails overhead with the assurance of Lorenzo de'Medici".

Windows alternate with a brick frieze, in the manner of the Metopes and triglyphs of a Greek temple.

Today, the building houses a church called Templo Adventista at its lower level and condominiums on the upper floors.

161 West 93rd Street