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The Tennis and Racquet Club is a private social club and athletic club located at 939 Boylston Street, in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a contributing structure in the National Register Historic District.[ discuss]
Designed by Parker and Thomas in the classical revival style, and built by Frank L. Whitcomb in 1902, the Tennis and Racquet Club is representative of the ornate private clubs constructed in Boston during the early twentieth century.
The club still contains its original court tennis court and racquets court. Today the club also has three international and three North American squash courts, although previously there had been more, including a squash tennis court. Additionally, the club is home to one of the nine real tennis courts in the United States. Many of the original social rooms have been converted into office or restaurant rentals.
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- Clubs and societies in Massachusetts
- Racquets venues in the United States
- Real tennis venues
- Sports clubs and teams established in 1902
- Sports venues in Boston
- Squash venues in the United States
- Gentlemen's clubs in the United States
- Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Boston
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Tennis clubs
- Tennis in Boston