Koninklijke (Royal) Industrieele Groote Club

Dam 27
1012 JS Amsterdam
Telefonnummer: 0031 20-6242220
clubinfo@igc.nl
www.igc.nl

The Koninklijke Industrieele Groote Club
Doctrina et Amicitia was founded in 1788. A reading companionship with members who were also members of the politcal movement called 'Vaderlandsche Societeit', which earlier that year was banned by the government. Originating from the merchant city of Amsterdams' judiciary, the civil-law notary and the civil service communities. It functioned as a meeting ground where revolutionary committees were formed.
Society club 'de Groote Club' was founded in 1872 with the aim 'to promote pleasant alliances between members in well-designed chambers'. Accordingly, a building was erected on the corner of the Kalverstraat and Dam square.
In 1922 Doctrina et Amicitia merged with the Society 'de Groote Club'; they continued together under the name 'Sociëteit De Groote Club Doctrina et Amicitia'.
During the Second World War the building was seized by the Germans and sold to an insurance company called 'De Nederlanden van 1845', with the assurance that the Club would be able to buy back their premises after the liberation. Unfortunately, this promise was never documented. De Groote Club suffered financial hardships and was unable to afford the, at this point, highly increased rent. This led to the abandonment of the building in 1975. A merger with the Industrieele Club that same year was a godsend and meant both clubs would unite as one in the property of the Industrieele Club and continue under the name 'Industriele Groote Club' (IGC).