The Toronto Club

The Toronto Club is a private business and social club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1837 (March 20), it is the oldest private club in Canada, and third oldest in North America. The clubhouse, located at 107 Wellington Street West (at York Street), was designed by Frank Darling and S. George Curry in 1888,[1] and opened in 1889. The building had additions and alterations between 1911 and 1912 by Darling and Pearson.[2] The building mixes different architectural styles and marks an important transition in Darling's career. The clubhouse was recognized as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984 and by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2002.[1]

Toronto Club
The clubhouse in 2005
General information
Type	Clubhouse
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Address	107 Wellington St. West Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43.64649°N 79.38273°W / 43.64649; -79.38273
Completed	1889
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Darling and Curry

Membership at the Toronto Club is by invitation only, is completely gender-neutral, and consists of many of Canada’s leading CEOs and professionals. The Club is strictly for members and their invited guests.

The clubhouse is a 40,000 square foot, three-storey building that is maintained in excellent condition.  The facilities include four lounges, a formal à la carte dining room, a cocktail bar, business centre and five private dining rooms.  The Club’s rooms are richly appointed and furnished.

The Club is an oasis of understated elegance, refinement, good manners, civility and decorum.  The Toronto Club is known for its excellent food and wine, and its highly professional service provided by its stable, well-trained and dedicated long-term staff. The Club provides very limited reciprocal privileges with an exclusive collection of distinguished Clubs in the United States.

The Club offers its members a programme of special events including: four annual wine dinners featuring rare wines from its extensive cellar; regularly scheduled wine educational events; annual art dinners; an Annual Black-Tie Members’ Dinner at which a different distinguished member is honoured each year; high-profile guest speaker events; and a spectacular Christmas Buffet Luncheon.