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.
New York Yacht Club. Home of the America’s Cup. 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.
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.
Location. 40° 44.9′ N, 74° 1.45′ W. Marker is in Hoboken, New Jersey, in Hudson County. Marker 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.
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); Sybil's Cave Park
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 1,330 times since then and 23 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.