The Algonquin Club Foundation
Dedicated to preserving the history and architecture of the Algonquin Club of Boston.
The Algonquin Club Foundation, LTD is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity independent of the Algonquin Club of Boston. Club members and friends of the Algonquin Club are encouraged to make tax-deductible donations to the foundation.
The Algonquin Club Foundation, LTD is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity independent of the Algonquin Club of Boston. Club members and friends of the Algonquin Club are encouraged to make tax-deductible donations to the foundation.
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Contributions to the Algonquin Club Foundation should be made payable to “The Algonquin Foundation, LTD” and mailed directly to the following:
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Timeless RestorationThe Algonquin Club is pleased to announce the completion of the year-long restoration of the three stained glass windows in the Main Stairwell. The cleaning and restoration work was performed by Jim Anderson Stained Glass in its studios in Boston.
The Foundation undertook the restoration based on a warning from a leading Boston preservationist the the lead framework was in danger of collapsing. When the Club House opened in 1888, the stained glass was lit by a skylight in the ceiling of the Atrium. The skylight was removed in the 1950's. |
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Dedicated to PreservationThe foundation’s earlier preservation project was the restoration at the front steps. Like the stained glass windows, the lantern date to 1888.
The City of Boston subsequently adapted the lantern design for the street lights along Commonwealth Avenue and copies of the lanterns may be found in Winthrop Square and on the exterior walls of the Four Seasons |
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Guest Speaker SeriesThroughout the year, the Foundation arranges complimentary guest lectures focusing on a wide range of topics related to the Algonquin Clubhouse including its architectural style, historic interiors, and its continued preservation. Past speakers have included Architectural Historian Richard Guy Wilson, Historic Preservationist expert Lynne Spencer, and Senior Curator of Collections for Historic New England, Nancy Carlisle.
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