{"nrhp_refnum":"01000082","name":"Olympia Fields Country Club","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2800 Country Club Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Olymbia Fields","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.51458768800006,"lon":-87.68775219649042,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private country club district in Olympia Fields, Cook County, Illinois, founded in 1916, with about 344 acres, two 18-hole golf courses, a 110,000 square foot Tudor Revival clubhouse built 1923-1925, and a 1938 swimming pool.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the club as a large, intact recreational landscape that retains much of its original design intent and natural setting. Its North Course, designed with Willie Park, Jr., is described as a classic Golden Age golf course, and the clubhouse is a notable 1920s country club design. The club was also closely linked to the founding of the village of Olympia Fields.","narrative":"Olympia Fields Country Club is a private recreational complex about 26 miles south of downtown Chicago. Founded in 1916, it occupies roughly 344 acres of rolling, wooded land crossed by Butterfield Creek and holds two 18-hole golf courses, a 1938 swimming pool and a 110,000 square foot Tudor Revival clubhouse built in 1923-1925. At its peak the property covered 674 acres, but parcels were sold for housing in the 1940s and 1950s. The clubhouse sits on the highest ground and has stucco walls, half-timbering, red tile roofs and a clock tower meant to be visible from the courses. Its Normandy Room is described as the most architecturally significant interior. The North Course, laid out with Willie Park, Jr. and opened in 1923, is presented as a classic example of Golden Age golf design and an early course with fairway irrigation. The club also shaped the early growth of the village of Olympia Fields and its rail links to Chicago.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Willie Park, Jr. (golf course architect, North Course); Fred Kruger (superintendent who oversaw construction)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Operating private country club with about 500 members; the clubhouse has been periodically redecorated and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.619441-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/8923/28892394/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/01000082.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892394","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Fields_Country_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7088951"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/olympia-fields-country-club-01000082/"}