Adelaide Club


The Adelaide Club is an exclusive gentlemen's club in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club comprises members of the Adelaide establishment.
An earlier club with similar aims and membership was the South Australian Club, founded 1838, who purchased the Victoria Hotel on Hindley Street for their premises. Members included Sturt, Morphett and Fisher. Membership was by ballot; joining fee 10 gns., membership 2 gns. per annum. It folded in 1843 after failing financially.
The club's headquarters are at the Club House on North Terrace in the city-centre. The Club House was built in the same year as the club's establishment, and has been continually occupied since 1864. Facilities include a library, mixed accommodation for members and reciprocal club members, dining rooms, billiards room, function rooms and office facilities.
The equivalent elite club for women, the Queen Adelaide Club, is located a short distance to the east along North Terrace.
Members have included:
In 1980, the club house was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.