The Germantown Cricket Club is a

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club in the Germantown neighborhood of

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, USA. It was one of the four principal cricket clubs in the city and was one of the clubs contributing members to the

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. It was founded on 10 August 1854 in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club. Its clubhouse was designed by architects

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. The U.S. National tennis championship, precursor to today's US Open, was played on Germantown Cricket's lawn tennis courts from 1921 to 1923. The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with the Young America Cricket Club in 1890. The Newhall brothers joined the Germantown cricket team at this time after being the backbone of the Young America Cricket Club for forty years. It continues as a private club with facilities for tennis, squash, swimming, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Sports in Philadelphia American club cricket teams Cricket clubs established in 1854 Sports venues completed in 1890 National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania McKim, Mead & White buildings 1854 establishments in Pennsylvania History of Philadelphia Germantown, Philadelphia Cricket in Philadelphia 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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