Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

New York Yacht Club

Home of the America’s Cup

Photographed by R. C.

1. New York Yacht Club Marker

Historical marker is in front of a recreation of original New York Yacht Clubhouse.

Inscription. John Cox Stevens, an outgoing member of Hoboken's founding family and avid boater, organized the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) on July 30, 1844, and served as its first Commodore. He built the first clubhouse on this site at the foot of Tenth Street. Renowned architect A.J. Davis may have designed the Gothic-style cottage. NYYC meetings and its annual regatta took place here from 1845 to 1865. Stevens also built the yacht America and sailed it to England to race and win the first "America's Cup" in 1851. The NYYC moved the clubhouse three times. It now stands at the club's Newport RI facility.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Sports • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1889.

Location. 40° 44.9′ N, 74° 1.45′ W. Marker is in Hoboken, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is at the intersection of Maxwell Place and Frank Sinatra Drive on Maxwell Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hoboken NJ 07030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elysian Fields (within shouting distance of this marker); Maxwell House Coffee Plant (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baseball (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Sybil's Cave Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Hudson River Bridge Cornerstone (approx. ¼ mile away); Stevens Institute of Technology (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stephen Foster House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sergeant William Fesken Memorial Field (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoboken.

Location of original NYYC clubhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C.

2. Location of original NYYC clubhouse

Marker is to the left of the driveway to the club.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.