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[[File:Brunswick club building.jpg|thumb| Photograph taken of the Brunswick Club Building in 2020.]]The “Brunswick Club” building at 26 South Third Street has some striking features: the red brick and red accents make a striking contrast with the rest of the block, and the small, yet eye-catching, mansard roof caps the tall, three-storied structure.  Its origins began, as its name suggests, with the Brunswick Club. The Brunswick Club incorporated as a social club in Newark in 1883.  It had 22 members and $900 in capital at the time.  After an initial period of changing locations, the club occupied a new building—the "Brunswick Club" at 26 South Third Street—in January 1884 <ref> ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Nov. 22, 1883, 4 </ref> Among its first officers and directors were M. A. Baker, H.C. Strong, R.F. Collins, C.R. Shields, W.A. Sprague, W.A. Robbins. <ref> "Election of Officers," ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Jan. 11, 1884, 4 </ref> The Club’s membership had expanded to 60 by 1886 with notable citizen—such as Judge Samuel Hunter, Judge Jerome Buckingham, Charles Kibler, Lucius Wing, and others—joining its ranks <ref> “Club Chatter,” ''Newark Daily Advocate'', (Dec. 16, 1886), 1  </ref> 

The Club’s primary social activity of choice? Billiards. <ref> “Billiards,” ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Apr. 20, 1887, 4 </ref>  Much of the space in the narrow building was dedicated as a pool hall, though it also possessed a bedroom and kitchen <ref> Jeffries, A. "Brunswick Building to be Renovated," ''The Advocate'', Dec., 17, 2015, A:1 </ref> The Club's events were often featured in the newspapers of the day, including a billiards competition held between the Brunswick Club and the Calumet Club in January 1888. <ref> "Downed," ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Jan. 28, 1888, 6 </ref> 

The building also had commercial space available on the first floor.  An early tenant was the McGinnis Shoe Store, which opened in 1887 <ref> ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Sep. 28, 1887 </ref> The Brunswick Club, for reasons unknown, appears to have dissolved sometime in 1888 or 1889, though there is a passing reference to a relocation from 26 South Third before the Club's final dissolution. <ref> ''Newark Advocate'', Feb. 28, 1920, 4 </ref> 

After the club departed, a new institution—the Home Building Association—moved into the site. [[Sullivan Building | The Home Building Association]], organized in 1888, occupied their offices in the Brunswick Club building on April 1, 1891 <ref> ''Newark Daily Advocate'', Apr. 1, 1891, 4 </ref> The Association grew during the 1890s and 1900s, becoming the second largest bank in Newark.  This growth precipitated the move of the Home Building Association in 1915 to the corner of Third Street and Main Street into the bank building designed for the company by architect Louis Sullivan. <ref>  Tebben, J., ''The Old Home: Louis Sullivan's Newark Bank'', (2014), 11-14 </ref> 

The Brunswick Club building suffered significant damage, including a lightning strike and severe water damage, but has survived largely intact. <ref> ''The Advocate'', Nov. 25, 2018, S:1 </ref> The structure underwent renovations in 2016 and 2017.  Historic Preservation tax credits enabled the owner to perform restorations that preserved the original look and design of the building. <ref> Jeffries, A. "Brunswick Building to be Renovated," ''The Advocate'', Dec., 17, 2015, A:1 </ref> Over the years the building was also home to the McMichael Music Store, Mound City Cleaners and Upham Insurance Agency.  <ref> Sickkinon, G. Ohio Historic Inventory, LIC-76-16 </ref> The building was occupied by Evo Design in the Fall of 2021.   

'''J.G.'''



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