Rittenhouse Club

The club was renamed in late 1875 when it moved to a new building on Rittenhouse Square that had been the home of James Harper.

[2] By 1880, the northern side of Rittenhouse Square was the de facto "most fashionable address in Philadelphia."

[3] After the end of World War II, due to tax loopholes being removed, general business changes and economics caused many members to move to the suburbs.

The Rittenhouse Club suffered a slow decline of members and the "building slid from elegance into genteel decay.

Today, "Only the discreet letters “RC” on the brass doorplates identify 1811 Walnut Street as the former home of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious clubs.

The Rittenhouse Club's former location at 1811 Walnut St. The facade, updated in 1901 by Newman Woodman & Harris architects, still graces Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square .