The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-22
a NEW COUNTRY CLUBHOUSE.
baltimore to Have "a Structure Cost
ing Half Million Dollars.


ing Half Million Dollars.
BALTIMORE. Dee. 22.-Another coun-
try club Is to grace the beautiful land
seape just at the boundary of Baltimore
city. 1t viii cost 8hea complete up
ward Of ssee.00a. Negotiations were con
Guided yesterday BY which 40 acres Of
land owned BY the Windsor Park Company
viii be transferred to Col. J. J. Reynolds,
who represents syndicate composed OF
capitalists ot New York city ana New
ark, n J. The property has beer Sc
cured for the purpose OF establishing
country club, which in point OF ele-
gsnee Is intended TO oHtFivaI anything of
like Character in this part Of the
country.
The site Of the new country club is on
the north side Of the Windsor Mills read
quarter or a mile west OF YFaIbreok. and
is bounded on the rear by Gwyan's Fails
aad IS partly IN Baltimore eiey and Bal
tinlore county.
Colonel Reynolds was retieent as to the
full details. He declined to give now the
names OF the gentIsmeu interested. He
however, stated that negotiations had
been going on for some months past with
view TO obtaining this property. and that
the deal had been closed. He said:
As soon as The papers are prepared for
The transfer ( shall commence at once the
erection Of enc Of the most modern and
complete ctubhOuses ever seen in this part
of the country, and which will outriyaI
any similar edifiee. The building to be
erected for clubhouse Will be 4C0 feet
front and viii be four stories in height.
including the basement The foundation
and second story will be Of granite while
the other tao stories will be shingfed
In the basement will be located a
swimming pool 81 by so feet and bowling
alleys of steel flooring and of regulation
build There viii be billiard rooms. shut
lie boards. shower baths. and Turkish
baths. This department viii lie largely
patterned after the bathheuse now in use
at Hot Springs, Va. On this floor viii
also be located lockers for members use
a grill room, buffet and culinary Depart
mept.
The second noor viii be reached by
the main entrance 10 the clubhouse
there viii be an English hallway To the
right of this viii be located the main
dining room 40 by IS feet. and IN the
rear Of this viii be 3 breakfast room ~
by 40 feet
ION the left of the hallway viii be
ballroom 20 by IS feet. At the end of this
room will be built stage which nay be
used for private theatrieals and other en-
tertainmenSs.
Immediately ia the rear of the hallway
opening into the dining room and the
ballroom viii be several reception rooms
for ladies and gentlemen. In the rear Of
this floor there is to be a conservatory
so by rs feet. This will be so arranged
as tc be open during the summer and be
closed with glass during the winter
negtas
On the third and fourth floors viii be
loetted 125 bedrooms. These rooms viii
be so arranged as to be used en- suite
or single and viii have luxurious baths.
The house viii be heated by steam and
lighted by5electricty. There viii be two
modern elevators. making access TO any
part of the house easy. Above the
second floor viii be a wide promenade
giving a full view of the surrounding
country. Neither expense nor pains is
to be spared to make this naturally
beautiful location enc OF the NEST
charming sites in this part of the coun-
try.
The contract for the clubhouse calls
for s280. 900. The work on the building
will be begun at once with a view 10
having il completed as early as possible.
The drawings have already been com
pfeted and. estimates fer concrete reads
through the property have been made.
1 shall have laid out what l think one
of the finest golf courses in the country.
In ads IL 4 to the clubhouse a large sta
bic CT ornate design will be erected for
the sta5ling of horses and vehicles for
those interested IN the club