The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
COUNTRY CLUB IS
TH|nG0F BEAUTY
Lovely Club Home in Heart
of Beautiful West
hampton
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EXTENSIVE GROUNDS
ARE NICELY LAID OFF
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View in Every Direction One of
Surprising geauty--Golf Links
and Tennis tourts-t'eatures
of Magnificent Building.


Raising It's proud heights on an
ehiinenee III the atart oI estnamp-
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ns tssssstfs~ of,rsrvsf oft TsT7Iy .. Tg -unv
Oh Tue inost Deaugl.ni anu iInpressi. G
Structures IN or around the capilai
clay to-uay.
me artsans who have been a,
WORK ca Tie enormous and spacious
ciup Mouse Tor many iaoiitns are now
puttihs the flnAsstns touUnes on the
coivnadi STRUCTURE anu IL ~ uei,es Ell
ali Wlii 80 IN Readiness wneA the
eiubInen journey out 10 Westnampton
to aauicate IL
The Country Club building. con-
structcd CT burnt brick ana white
wood. IL most picturesque ana attrac-
tiee. ana tue riue our 10 II is almost
equally enJcyauic. the eiubrnen and
their guests viii have one Of the
finest roaus In Virginia over which to
motor to the ciup house and along
their journey scenes OF rare natural
beauty lie on aA siues. The isce
through the attractive, well buiit-u up
supuro of tho capital city Is wei
worth the trip. at the end of which
a scene when qu1ekens the pulse anu
commands superiatise comment greets
the eye.
View Of Rare Beauty.
The Country CLUB building cost bur
$4,000 to build. but IL is hard to
realize that such q small amount could
produce the effect, the splendid build-
ing and the beautiful architecture.
Probably equally impressive with the
building Is the view OF the surround-
ing country.
Facing south, with it's ten tall,
straight, severe colonial columns sup
porting the gabied roof overhanging
the entrance, the club house oyerlooks
a valley. the wriggiing. siisery, sun
played James. and the dark wooded
hills of -GhaxteFf4e@d county. 70 the
right lies another slipping valley per-
entalis oserhung with a soft blue haze.
through which, lar In the distance can
be seen terrace INTER- terrace Ut dark
green hills lying At the border OF
the rolling golf links and three OF the
finest tennis courts to hs found In the
State. On all sides the view from
the club house is most commanding
and thrilling. II would seem that an
artist selected the site. and the mem
beers Of the club may revei in the Ieau-
ties and delights of nature without
moving from the south portico. or the
balcony at the western end OF the
building.
Although neither the building nor
its grounds have been completed. the
hand of the landscape gardner has
been busy, and many circles, cresents.
squares and diamonds of flowers.
shrubs and other plants have been
made. A beautiful lockwood hedge
also has been started. TX extends from
the trolley tracks TO the door of the
clubhouse and runs parallel to a prl-
waite path TO the house.
Fire For the Cold.
At the east end OF the clubhouse one
sees a broad spreading porch, SUP
ported by six short columns. and look
ing out on the tennis courts and golf
links. A large open fireplace Is built
out on the porch. This will be set
abiaze on chilly days to warm the
visitors and for the athletes to thaw
out their henumbed and frozen
fingers.
Passing into the building. the vis-
itor encounters colnniaiism at every.
turn. All the doors are fitted with
brass door knobs and brass fittings.
and the only solid wood In the doors
IS that which holds large panes of
glass in place. Each door runs from
the floor to the ceiling and can be
opened toward, so as to allow the
f(sontfnued on second PAge.)