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The Racquet Club of Philadelphia (RCOP) is the city's premiere squash, real tennis, and racquets facility. Image File history File links Portal. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... Real tennis is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. ... R. P. Keigwin (right) with AEJ Collins the Colleges racquets team at Clifton College circa 1902 Rackets (British English) or Racquets (American English), is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. ...

The Racquet Club's athletic facilities include 3 international squash singles courts, 1 squash doubles court, a real tennis court, a racquets court, and a fitness facility. Located on 16th Street between Walnut and Locust, it is in the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Rittenhouse Square area. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... A springtime scene in the center of Rittenhouse Square, 2006. ...

The club has hosted several international real tennis and racquets championships. It was once home to multiple national amateur U.S. champion Morris Clothier and national and world champion Jay Gould II. Jay Gould II (September 1, 1888 – January 26, 1935) was an American real tennis player, and son of financier George Jay Gould I. He was the world champion (1914–1916) and the olympic gold medalist (1908, under the name jeu de paume). ...

History

• Incorporated in 1889 by 22 prominent Philadelphians
• The current facility was constructed in 1907

Award

• On August 1, 1979 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Trivia

• The clubhouse was designed by legendary architect Horace Trumbauer.
• It has the world's first above ground-level swimming pool.
• Squash doubles was invented here by Frederick Thompkins, a professional seeking a use for a large open space in the club.

Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868 - November 18th,1938) was a prominent architect of the gilded age. ...

External links

• The Racquet Club of Philadelphia

Coordinates: 39°56′57″N, 75°10′3″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...