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The Germania Club House was a notable building located in Brooklyn, New York.〔Morrone and Iska, p. 44.〕〔("Schermerhorn Street: Not Crappy for Much Longer" ), ''brownstoner.com''.〕 Designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1890, it was considered one of Brooklyn's finest examples of Romanesque Revival architecture. It was demolished in the 1920s to make way for a subway. ==History== The Germania Club of Brooklyn was first organized in 1859. Its original clubhouse was located on the northwest corner of Clinton St. and Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. In 1865 the club moved to 164 Atlantic Avenue.〔 By 1888, the club's prosperity and membership had increased to such an extent that the board decided to raise funds for the construction of an entirely new clubhouse, expressly designed to accommodate the club's diversity of activities. The architect chosen to design the new building was prominent Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman. Freeman may have been favored for the commission due to his design, completed in 1889, of the acclaimed private residence for Herman Behr, the Germania Club's President. Initial cost of the new clubhouse was estimated at $80,000.〔("To Have A New Clubhouse" ), ''The New York Times'', 1889-01-05.〕 Construction of the clubhouse, at 120 Schermerhorn St., between Smith St. and Boerum Place, began in 1890 and was completed in October the same year. Final cost of the building, including the furnishings, was $140,000.〔 The "spacious and handsome" new clubhouse quickly became a favorite venue for the fashion set, with many society balls and dances held there.〔("Brooklyn A City Of Clubs" ), ''The New York Times'', 1894-04-15.〕 In the 1920s, much of Schermerhorn St., including the architectural "treasure" of the Germania Club House, was demolished to make way for the new A and C subway line.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Germania Club House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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