New-York tribune., 1908-05-03
PRINCETON CLUBS HOME.
Stanford UMte's Former Abode
Part of RemodcIlcd House.

~, &c ninth anniversary as a club the Prince
ton Club Of New York, is now busy entertaining
friends and showing them about what may
properly be termed its birthday present the fnc
new home Of the organization, in Gramercy
Park North Nos. 119 and 121 East 2ist street
club members all Over the city nave mani
tested an interest in the Princeton Clubs new
home since il constitutes something "f an inno-
walton in club life in that ii is the result OF
uniting and remodellnG two dwelling houses.
The Princeton men. who are highly pleased with
their new quarters, say that by adopting TINS
course with relation to a club home they nave
obtained much more space g much less outlay
than would have been possible through the erec-
ton of I new structure on some cramped site
uptown.
one Of the houses utilized by the club was
formerly the home of Stanford White. standing
at East 21st street and Lexington avenue. and
the other is the house just west in 21St street.
Connecting doorWays have been constructed on
each of the four floors. and the single clubhouse
resulting las a frontage Of 5S feet in Gramercy
Park and depth of 1872 feet in Lexington ave
In the interior decoration of the new club
house some Of the Stanford White art treasures
have been utilized to advantage. y beautifully
carved Caen stone mantel Of the Henry II period
remains in the entrance hall on the street floor,
and there is another of the White mantels. of
]strian stone. richly carved and surlnounted by
a bust of Henry ~ in the main hall on the first
floor. This mantel was brought by Mr.. White
with companion piece from French chateau.
The companion piece was bought by William c.
Whitney and is now in his old home, in Fifth
avenue.
Two red Verona marble columns from the
White collection have place in the main hall
way and the artistic frieze there is practically
the same as Mr. White left it.
The floor at the street level is given up to the
artistic entrance hall, offices, reading and writ
Eng room, with The kitchen, laundry and ser
wants quarters at the On the first floor is
the lounging room, formerly Mr. Whites draw
Ing room, two large dining rooms the foyer
hall, billiard and pool rooms, cafe and grill room
The lounging room is decorated in red and old
gold, and the foyer hall in peculiar metallic
mstre
The library, at the front the second story
IS done in green and white. Just back of it is
the council room, in red and mahogany hung
with the pictures of former club presidents
The big banquet hall at the rear, on this floor
has walls Of gray stone effect, its antique oaken
beams being left exposed This room, which
VIII be finished in refectory style, is adorned
with heads Of game and tiger skins and at one
end is a great fireplace surmounted by an old
Italian manteI
he resi- or tne mouse is twenty
two bedrooms with private baths, telephones
and other convenienccs.
The Stanford White stable building at the
rear of the clubhouse, has been utilized for
squash courts, general athletic rooms and
shower baths. Throughout the clubhouse are
little reminders of Princeton dear to the hearts
OF her sons The newell post in the main en-
trance is an old Revolutionary cannon on end
This is constant reminder Of Princetons his
foric cannon, around which every Princeton
man at time another joins in celebration
The Princeton tiger alternates with the Prince
ton seal in the decorative frieze of the main
dining room, and there tiger skins and tiger
heads in other parts of the house There is a
stage at the Of the dining rooms. for use
in entertainments and lectures. Over this in a
big panel is mounted Flemish tapesty
loaned by Thomas Shields Clarke and valued at
$4,000.
One notable feature about the new homo is
that all the work Of remodeIling the old houses
has been done by Princeton men themselves at
cost or less under the general supervision Of