Rolling Rock Club is a private country club located at 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) along the US Route 30, about 50 miles (80 km) SE of Pittsburgh, in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania.
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History
The Rolling Rock Club was originally the 12,000 acre (4,900 ha) land owned by Judge Thomas Mellon, who handed it over to his son Richard Beatty Mellon, brother of Andrew Mellon and former president of Mellon Bank. Richard Beatty Mellon turned Rolling Rock into a rustic retreat for his friends and family for hunting, fishing and cycling. From here it continues to evolve into an establishment that, in addition to the usual country club requirements - swimming pools and golf courses - also boasting stocked trout fish, duck ponds, game birds and range of fire. The Club also housed a group of English fox dogs, raising birds, and running the Gold Cup Steeplechase (from 1933 to 1983). RB Mellon left the land to his son, Richard King Mellon, when he died in 1933. In the mid-20th century, the Rolling Rock Club hunted over 75,000 acres (30,000 hectares), mostly owned by 240 farmers who are Mellon 18,000 hectares.
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Golf course
The golf course at Rolling Rock Club in Laughlintown, Pennsylvania was designed by Donald Ross and built in 1917. The course has 5,243 meters of the front tees. The club opened nine new holes in May 1997. With only two water dangers in the form of environmentally sensitive areas, there are many sand bunkers. The greens are bumpy, and the fairways are tree lined.
The Hunt Stables
The Hunt Stables was designed by Pittsburgh architect Benno Janssen and was originally built in 1921 for the home of 28 kiosks, trawl rooms, veterinary areas, groom chambers, food storage, equipment rooms and a large circular space where trophies and ribbons are displayed. With a view to preserving its ancestral heritage landmark, the facility was converted into a private condominium, preserving as much of the architecture as possible. Each unit has its own entrance, individual and autonomous identity against neighboring units. Vestibules and entrance hall entrances designed to increase the area to an average of 2,400 square feet (220 m 2 ) per unit. This private resort also has overnight accommodation.
References
- Rolling Rock Row , in Time , April 12, 1937.
- Sports Illustrated , October 8, 1956
- Sensation Pursuit by Paul Pierce at Pittsburgh Tribune Review , October 5, 2003
- www.golfcoursesguide.com
- www.golf.com
- MacLachlan, Cornelius & amp; Filoni Architects, Inc.; www.mcfarchitects.com
- http://biography.yourdictionary.com/richard-king-mellon
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