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in 1963 after an increase of membership. Previously the club occupied the top two floors of that building, numbers 43 and 44. The club was accessible through elevators on Bell Street. Because of the sale and scheduled renovation of the ExxonMobil Building, the club was forced to find a new location.
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theme as it uses gold, bronze, and metallic colors. Younger club members had requested a bar, so the new club has a bar with the view of the skyline of Houston. Kirksey, an architecture company based in Houston, designed the club space. Nancy Sarnoff of the
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In 2014 the club was selling much of its possessions in an auction as part of the moving process. The club's ExxonMobil space was scheduled to close after January 10, 2015, and its new quarters in the Total Plaza were scheduled to open two weeks later.
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wrote that the space has a "more modern look" compared to the previous space at the ExxonMobil Building.
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had established the club. It was originally housed on the top area of the Rice Hotel but it moved to the
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Events hosted by the club include the Young Professionals Organization birthday party, as well as
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Bucks for the memories: Petroleum Club auctions off some of its relics
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Total Plaza
private social club
Total Plaza
Downtown
Houston

ExxonMobil Building
oil businesspersons
Rice Hotel
ExxonMobil Building
energy industry
Houston Chronicle
bar mitzvahs
Contact






Bucks for the memories: Petroleum Club auctions off some of its relics
Houston Chronicle
"Petroleum Club of Houston"
Archived
Contact
Archive
A look inside the new Petroleum Club
Archive
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