California Club - wikipedia California Club For the casino, see California Club ( casino ). This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( October 2017 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2011 ) The California Club U.S. National Register of Historic Places Los Angeles Historic - Cultural Monument # 43 Location 538 S Flower St, Los Angeles, California Coordinates 34 ° 3 ′ 1 '' N 118 ° 15 ′ 23.1 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.05028 ° N 118.256417 ° W ﻿ / 34.05028 ; - 118.256417 Coordinates : 34 ° 3 ′ 1 '' N 118 ° 15 ′ 23.1 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.05028 ° N 118.256417 ° W ﻿ / 34.05028 ; - 118.256417 Area Less than 1 acre ( 0.40 ha ) Built 1929 -- 1930 Architect Robert D. Farquhar Architectural style Italian Renaissance Revival NRHP reference # 10000425 LAHCM # 43 Significant dates Added to NRHP July 6, 2010 Designated LAHCM November 2, 1966 The California Club is a prestigious members - only private social club established in 1888 in downtown Los Angeles, the second - oldest such club in Southern California. Its building was erected in 1930 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. There is an old adage that goes `` The people who ' run ' Los Angeles belong to The Jonathan Club ; the people who ' own ' Los Angeles belong to The California Club. '' The membership is by invitation only. The new members must be invited by at least six existing members of the Club, and pass series of interviews by the Club 's Membership Committee. The club has ranked # 13 in the `` Centrality Rankings '' by G. William Domhoff in his book `` Social clubs, policy - planning groups, and corporations : A network study of ruling - class cohesiveness ''. Contents 1 History 2 Present clubhouse 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links History The California Club was incorporated on December 24, 1888. The first organizational meeting was held September 24, 1887, `` in Justice Austin 's courtroom '', with N.C. Coleman as chairman and H.T. DeWilson as secretary. The constitution and bylaws of the Union Social Club, of San Francisco, was reported and accepted without any change by the body of gentlemen assembled. There was considerable discussion on the... name of the club, and... it was decided to call it the California Club, of Los Angeles. The section in the bylaws granting army and navy officers all the privileges of members upon half - rate caused considerable feeling among the members. Four votes were taken on the question, and at last it was decided to allow the bylaws to read as they have for twenty - five years in the Union Club. The club 's first location was in the second - floor rooms over the Tally - Ho Stables on the northwest corner of First and Fort ( Broadway ) streets, where the Los Angeles County Law Library now stands. It moved to the Wilcox Building on the southeast corner of Second and Spring streets in 1895, occupying the two top floors, the fourth and fifth. The building was distinguished as the first in Los Angeles to have two elevators -- one for the public and the other for members. The men 's dining room, reading room, bar and lounge were on the top floor. On the floor below was the ladies ' dining room. The club remained at the Wilcox Building for ten years. Increased membership impelled the club to seek a new location in the southward and westward direction of the expansion of the city. In 1904 the club 's headquarters were moved to a new five - story building with a basement and a roof garden on the northwest corner of Fifth and Hill streets. In a vote taken in June 1987, 90 percent of the voting members favored admitting women. Since that time, the Club has maintained a non-discriminatory policy for admission to membership. Among other features, the club is noted for its architecture, furnishings, fine cuisine, extraordinary wine list and impeccable service. Present clubhouse In the late 1920s, purchase of land at 538 South Flower Street was negotiated, and in 1929 the present structure was begun. Construction on the current clubhouse at 538 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California, began in late 1928 and was formally completed on August 25, 1930. The building was designed by Robert D. Farquhar, an architect trained at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. The American Institute of Architects awarded Farquhar its Distinguished Honor Award for the design of the California Club building. According to the National Park Service : The structure is considered one of the most important buildings of the architect Robert D. Farquhar. Built in 1930, The Italian Renaissance Revival style building, with its setbacks and tower, was among the largest buildings in the immediate area when the site was chosen. Elements like the private forecourt, which partially shields the front entrance and first floor, provides the club with a sense of privacy and understated design. The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2010. The listing was featured in the National Park Service 's weekly list of July 16, 2010. In addition to fine antiques and handcrafted furniture, the clubhouse is decorated with a collection of Western - themed, plein air paintings by such American landscape painters as J. Bond Francisco, Elmer Wachtel, Franz A. Bischoff, George Kennedy Brandriff, William Wendt and Paul Lauritz. See also List of American gentlemen 's clubs Membership discrimination in California social clubs Notes ^ Jump up to : `` Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for July 16, 2010 ''. Weekly Listings. National Park Service. July 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 14. ^ Jump up to : Architectural Resources Group, Jennifer Trotoux ( December 28, 2009 ). `` National Register of Historic Places Registration : The California Club '' ( PDF ). National Park Service. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 14. ( 46 pages, with exterior and interior photos ) Jump up ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning ( 2007 - 09 - 07 ). `` Historic - Cultural Monuments ( HCM ) Listing : City Declared Monuments '' ( PDF ). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/bohemian_grove.html Jump up ^ `` Gentlemen 's Club ''. Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1887. p. 1. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Library card required. Jump up ^ https://dornsife.usc.edu/la-walking-tour/california-club/ Jump up ^ http://www.pgtla.org/map/california.html Jump up ^ Reich, Kenneth ( October 24, 1987 ). `` Foe of Women in Club Claims Support ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ Reich, Kenneth ( March 17, 1988 ). `` California Club Reconfirms Its Vote to Admit Women ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Driving Directions ''. California Club. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Jump up ^ 1 Jump up ^ `` Weekly Highlight : The California Club, Los Angeles, California ''. National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` Weekly List Actions ''. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 14. References David L. Clark, A History of the California Club, 1887 -- 1997. Maynard McFie, The History of the California Club. 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Question: how to become a member of the california club
Answer: invitation only