The Oglethorpe Club

The Oglethorpe Club
Named afterGeneral James Oglethorpe
Formation1870 (1870)
Location
Websitehttps://oglethorpeclub.org/

The Oglethorpe Club is a private gentlemen's club in Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] Established in 1870,[2][3] it is the oldest such club in Georgia,[4] and the seventh-oldest in the Southern United States, behind Cape Fear Club and ahead of The Athlestan Club. It is located at 450 Bull Street,[5] immediately to the north of Forsyth Park.[4]

Twelve members were present at the formation of the Club on September 18, 1870. Its first president was George S. Owens. Membership was 350 by 2024.[6] Women are not allowed to be members, but spouses and widows are permitted to use the facilities unaccompanied.[7]

The club features the Flagstone and Colonial rooms for formal events, as well as a tavern. Cell phone use inside the building is prohibited.[8]

It stands directly across Bull Street from the Armstrong House, the original owner of which—George Ferguson Armstrong—was a member of The Oglethorpe Club.

The Oglethorpe Club is named for General James Oglethorpe, who established the Savannah colony in 1733.[9]

Notable members

Building

450 Bull Street, built in 1857 and also known as the Edmund Molyneux House, was designed by John S. Norris. Edmund Molyneux was consul at Savannah from 1832 to 1862.[16] After the Civil War, the house was purchased by Henry R. Jackson.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Jr, The Estate of Walter J. Fraser (2018-03-08). Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-837-1.
  2. ↑ "Becoming Southern: the Jews of Savannah, Georgia, 1830-70," American Jewish History (Dec. 30, 2008)
  3. ↑ Toledano, Roulhac (1997-04-03). The National Trust Guide to Savannah. John Wiley & Sons. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-471-15568-3.
  4. 1 2 Carlisle, Rodney; Carlisle, Loretta (2019-05-01). Savannah in History: A Guide to More Than 75 Sites in Historical Context. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-68334-028-7.
  5. ↑ "The Oglethorpe Club". Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ↑ Gabbey, Neil. "Bohemian Hotel opens Coastal 15 with Executive Chef Luke Wolf at the helm". Connect Savannah. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Guest Information | The Oglethorpe Club". Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Guest Information | The Oglethorpe Club". Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  9. ↑ "A Stroll Through Jewish Savannah" – Tablet, June 13, 2014
  10. ↑ "A history of Savannah and South Georgia : volume II - Digital Library of Georgia". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  11. ↑ Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, in three volumes (1906) Volume 1, pp. 75 and 76
  12. ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. J.T. White. 1922. p. 391.
  13. ↑ "Walter C. Hartridge - Georgia Historical Society". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  14. ↑ "LEONARD MACKALL, BIBLIOPHILES' HEAD; President of Bibliographical Society of America Dies in Virginia at 58 EDITED GOETHE LETTERS Had Been Savannah Librarian and Also Headed Georgia Historical Society". The New York Times. 1937-05-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Savannah Morning News Obituaries in Savannah, GA | Savannah Morning News". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  16. ↑ The British Foreign Service and the American Civil War, Eugene Berwanger (2014), p. 62 ISBN 9780813149493
  17. ↑ Savannah, 1733 to 2000: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society, Susan E. Dick, Mandi D. Johnson, Georgia Historical Society (2001), p. 100 ISBN 9780738506883
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