The Thames Club · New London

The Club
in Photographs

155 years of a house in use. The dining room, the lanes, the bar, the rooms — and the people who have made them matter.

The House

290 State Street.

The Thames Club building has stood on State Street since 1905. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has held continuous social life for over a century — meals, ceremonies, elections, and ordinary Tuesday evenings.

The Thames Club — 290 State Street
290 State Street Exterior · New London, CT
The Entry Hall
The Entry Interior · Ground Floor
The Thames Club building
290 State Street Exterior · Spring
c. Early 20th Century — Archive, Exterior
c. Early 20th Century Archive · Exterior
State Street — Exterior, New London
State Street Exterior · New London
Architectural Detail — Exterior, Historic
Architectural Detail Exterior · Historic
The Rooms

Where members
gather.

The dining room, the bar, the library — rooms that have been in continuous use since the Club moved to State Street. Worn in the right places, cared for in the right ways.

The Dining Room — Interior, Main Floor
The Dining Room Interior · Main Floor
The Bar
The Bar Interior · Social Room
String quartet performing at the Thames Club
Live Music Interior · The Room
Library or reading room
The Library Interior · Upper Floor
Private dining room
or event space
Private Dining Interior · Event Room
Events & Members

The life of
the house.

Dinners, ceremonies, league nights, banquets — the recurring occasions that give a private club its character over time.

New London Ledge Light
New London Ledge Light Community · Thames River
Members' Reception — Events, Social Room
Members' Reception Events · Social Room
Recognition Evening — Events, Annual
Recognition Evening Events · Annual
Seasonal celebration at the Thames Club
Holiday Celebration Events · Seasonal
Speaker Evening at the Thames Club
Speaker Evening Events · Cultural
Members at the Club — Daily Life, Social
Members at the Club Daily Life · Social
Duckpin Bowling

Below the
silhouette wall.

Two lanes in the basement, built by Electric Boat craftsmen. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday league nights, five-thirty onwards. A game that has never produced a perfect score in recorded history.

The Lanes — Lower Level, Duckpin
The Lanes Lower Level · Duckpin
The Pin Setter — Lower Level, Mechanical
The Pin Setter Lower Level · Mechanical
League Night — Bowling, Tuesday–Thursday
League Night Bowling · Tuesday–Thursday
Equipment — Bowling, Detail
Equipment Bowling · Detail
Restoration

The house
coming forward.

Documentation of the ongoing preservation effort — the top floor, the fabric of the building, and the labor of those who are bringing it forward.

Before — Top Floor, Pre-Restoration
Before Top Floor · Pre-Restoration
During — Top Floor, In Progress
During Top Floor · In Progress
Original Detail — Interior, Historic Fabric
Original Detail Interior · Historic Fabric
Restoration Progress →
Membership

Become part
of the picture.

The Thames Club has been a private gathering place for New London's civic community since 1869. Membership inquiries are welcome.

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