Chilton Club

The club was named after Mary Chilton because she had been the first woman to step out of the Mayflower.

The club occupies a large red brick building on Commonwealth Avenue,[4] designed in 1870 by architect "Henry Richards of the firm of Ware and Van Brunt.

"[5] (However, some claim the building was designed by architects Peabody and Stearns.

"On May 18, 1910, the Chilton Club applied for (and subsequently received) permission to significantly remodel and expand the house, including removing the original third floor, with its mansard roof, and adding three additional floors, two of brick and the third "in roof."

... On May 28, 1926, the Club acquired 150 Commonwealth, which had remained in the Baker Estate until the previous year.