1899: A Clubhouse for Wayne

One of the best known and prolific architects to have called Radnor home was David Knickerbacker Boyd. Over the next few weeks "From the Archives" will look at some of Boyd's work in the township.

In 1899, Boyd designed the clubhouse for the , which had been meeting in a shared public building since 1886. The Club is considered one of the oldest women's clubs in the United States, and still operates to this day.

The clubhouse was designed by David K. Boyd in the Tudor Revival style, supposedly mimicking the home of William Shakespeare. Though the building's porch has been enclosed, it remains in wonderful condition and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This image shows how the Saturday Club was depicted in a newspaper at the time of its opening. The clipping was saved by Boyd himself, and was kept in a scrapbook he kept which is now housed at the Radnor Historical Society. Boyd did not note which newspaper this clipping came from, though the caption gives a nice description of the property as it was when new.

- Greg Prichard,