The Club

A club shaped by generations of students

Founded from the Oliver Twist Club, Cap and Gown is one of Princeton’s oldest eating clubs and the only to have occupied the same site for its entire history.

1891Founded
61Prospect Avenue
1908Current Clubhouse Completed
Cap and Gown members gathered in the back yard in 1974
From the archive

Cap, circa 1974

Past / Present

Cap’s history runs from our 19th century clubhouse to our expanded home at 61 Prospect.

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“Whenever I enter this club, I feel happy inside.”
Herman A. Heydt Jr. · Class of 1929
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