Historical Documents

For those who would like to see some of our original paperwork enlarged, this page is for you...   
   
 
Meeting Invitation / Announcement of a formation meeting set for July 24, 1890, two weeks before our Bylaws were signed. It is addressed to Elliott McAllister who became a Director and signed the original Bylaws.  
   
 
Our floor plans from a June 2015 article in The American Architect featuring our Club. It shows 32 bedrooms, a couple with their own private parlors, a few with private bath rooms, but most boarders would have utilized a communal bath room. The Library, Lounge and Main Dining Room are much as they are today while other walls have shifted and uses changed.  
   
 
This document is considered our 'Birth Certificate". It was signed by California's Secretary of State on August 8, 1890 and certifies our first Board of Directors election and the approval and filing of our Articles of Incorporation.