The Acorn Club occupies a handsome brick mansion on Locust Street, distinguished by the understated elegance of its federal style facade and arched windows. Founded in eighteen eighty-nine, it began as a space where Philadelphia women could gather for social and intellectual pursuits, a rarity at a time when private clubs were almost exclusively for men. Emily Phillips, the club's first president, gathered the initial members to establish this home. It remains a private club, maintaining its quiet, historic presence in Rittenhouse Square.
The Acorn Club
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