The Queen Adelaide Club is an exclusive women's club, similar to a

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, in the

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n capital city of

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History

The club is named for

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Queen of Hanover from 26 June 1830 to 20 June 1837 as the wife of King ...

, after whom the city of Adelaide was named. Founded in 1909, the club was set up by women of the

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"who wanted a social centre with a certain standard of living and were prepared to pay for it".Queen Adelaide Club > Club history
Accessed 30 January 2013. The club is located at the corner of North Terrace and Stephens Place in the

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, a short distance east along North Terrace from its previously all-male equivalent, the

Adelaide Club The Adelaide Club is an exclusive Gentlemen's club (traditional), gentlemen's club situated on North Terrace, Adelaide, North Terrace in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club comprises members of the Adelaide E ...

, established in 1864. Unlike the purpose-built Adelaide Club building, the Queen Adelaide Club occupies late 19th and early 20th Century buildings which had originally been residences and doctors' consulting rooms. When first established, the club offered residential accommodation.

Description

The Queen Adelaide Club is affiliated with similar establishments within Australia and internationally, where members can enjoy reciprocal rights. It no longer offers accommodation, as the Adelaide Club now offers mixed accommodation.

Proposed expansion

In June 2014, Adelaide's '' Sunday Mail'' reported that the club had gained approval to knock down two of its three

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buildings, and build a 21-storey building. The first six (above ground) levels were planned to contain expanded club facilities, and the upper 14 levels were planned to contain pairs of three-bedroom apartments. The third heritage-listed building, at the corner of Stephens Place and North Terrace, was to be retained as the main entrance to the ground floor of the tower, with an adjacent "high end retail tenancy".

References

Source

Susan Magarey Professor Susan Margaret Magarey (born 23 April 1943) , is an Australian historian and author, most notable for her historic works and biographies of Australian women.

(2009) ''Looking Backward: Looking Forward. A History of the Queen Adelaide Club 1909-2009.'' Queen Adelaide Club, Adelaide, 2009.

External links

* 1909 establishments in Australia Organizations established in 1909 Organisations based in Adelaide Clubs and societies in South Australia Women's clubs in Australia Adelaide Establishment Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen {{Australia-org-stub