the cornell club new york type private club founded 1889 headquarters new york city new york services hotel dining fitness meetings website www.cornellclubnyc.com the cornell club new york usually referred to as the cornell club is a private club located in midtown manhattan new york city new york usa . its membership is restricted to alumni and faculty of cornell university family of cornellians business associates of members and graduates of the club s affiliate schools . the cornell club s clubhouse is a fourteen story building located at 6 east 44th street between madison avenue and fifth avenue . the cornell club is recognized as a five star club platinum club of america . contents 1 history 2 membership & benefits 3 see also 4 footnotes 5 external links history edit a view of the front entrance to the cornell club of new york in 1889 the first cornell club was formed by cornell university graduates . the current 14 story clubhouse located in midtown manhattan at 6 east 44th street was formerly the offices of the chicago pneumatic tube corporation . the building was a gift to the university and was renovated by the firm of gensler & associates of san francisco ca . the clubhouse opened its doors on december 1 1989 . 1 past locations 1900 the royalton apartment hotel on west 44th street 1901 65 park avenue and madison avenue at 38th street 1939 the hotel barclay now the inter continental at 48th street 1962 50th street at 3rd avenue 1982 the women s national headquarters and nyu s town hall facility 1989 6 east 44th street membership & benefits edit membership in the cornell club is restricted to alumni faculty and students of the ivy league institution cornell university as well as alumni of a short list of affiliated schools such as brown colgate duke georgetown notre dame rensselaer polytechnic institute stanford tulane and wake forest . 2 most members are alumni of cornell university . all members enjoy full use of the clubhouse facilities and its services except for the health & fitness center for which the club charges additional fees . the club includes a bar the big red tap & grill and a restaurant the cayuga room . in addition the club has 4 banquet meeting rooms a business center 48 overnight guest rooms and a library . members may use the squash courts at the yale club of new york city . dues are on a sliding scale based on age and proximity to the club . like most private clubs members of the club are given reciprocal benefits at clubs around the united states and the world . see also edit columbia university club of new york harvard club of boston harvard club of new york list of american gentlemen s clubs penn club of new york city princeton club of new york yale club of new york city footnotes edit cornell club history cornell club membership external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cornell club of new york & oldid 737748640 categories cornell universityculture of manhattanlandmarks in manhattanorganizations established in 1889traditional gentlemen s clubs in new york cityclubs and societies in new york citymidtown manhattan navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 september 2016 at 20 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view