[1] The club developed out of the Graduates Association of the Buffalo Seminary, spearheaded by Charlotte Mulligan, a teacher, writer and musician.

Many lavish social events were held here, while education was the primary activity.

[3] In 1894, the club purchased the present property and hired the firm of Green & Wicks to design a clubhouse to add to the front of an existing Baptist church.

The first story is of Indiana limestone and the rest of the structure of pressed brick, of a warm red tone, with a cornice of terra cotta.

The original church structure at the rear of the lot was demolished in 1904 and a gymnasium, pool, showers, and a hot room were added.