Not the Mens Club, but the Media Baseball Team Clubhouse

 

This is an unknown house in Media from my collection. The picture is  from c.1895. Looking for an address

Today, February 19, the Chester Times front page had a picture of the Media Clubhouse which is being restored at South Ave. and Baltimore Pike. The article went on to say the Media Men's Club built the building. That is not true, the club house was built as a home for the Media Baseball Team. The baseball team had a number of non playing members and once the clubhouse was built, in a few years it became the home of the Men's Club aka Baseball team.

See the article below

 

Chester Times December 23, 1893

A CLUB HOUSE

 

 

Media’s Baseball Club Will Soon Build Handsome Quarters 

 A Credit to Media - Bids Will Soon Be Asked for the Building

            That the Media Club will soon build a new and handsome club house is now almost a certainty.  The project has been in contemplation for several weeks and the building committee has had plans and specifications for a building made upon which they will now ask for bids.  It is the purpose of the club to erect all ornate building that will be a credit to the town.

            The plans call for a structure 40x76 feet in size, and two stories high, the first floor to be used as a ballroom and to be rented out, and the second floor to be divided into apartments for the use of the club.  Here will be a smoking room, reading room, reception room, billiard room, and bowling alley.  There will be no wine room or side boards.  The Media Club believes that there can be sociability without wine.  There will also be wide balconies at each story.

            The site of the new clubhouse has not been chosen, but the committee has been negotiating for the purchase of a lot at the corner of South Avenue and Washington Street, and this will probably be the location chosen.  The proposed building and ground will cost about $5,000.

            The Media Club has about sixty members including retired men of wealth and prominence, lawyers and businessmen.

            The officers are Samuel W. Hawley, president; W. E. Williamson, secretary and Homer E. Hoopes, treasurer.  Among the list of members are:  William H. Miller, Col. Joseph W. Hawley, George M. Lewis, Walker Y. Hoopes, George M. Tyler, V.G. Robinson, Frank B. Rhodes, Jessie m. Baker and Edgar T. Miller.