Foxburg Country Club and Golf Course
Also known as: Grange, Robert W.,Jr. Summer House
Why it's listed
Foxburg's golf course was laid out in 1887 by Joseph Mickle Fox, a Philadelphian who had learned the game at St. Andrews and brought it back to the Fox Mansion lawns. The nine-hole course on a hillside about three hundred feet above the Allegheny River is claimed to be the oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States, with play recorded every season since 1887. Its nine carved stone tee boxes, each with two troughs once used to hold sand and water for mounding tees, are among its historic features. The clubhouse is a 1912 log and sandstone summer home built for Pittsburgh attorney Robert W. Grange Jr. to a design by New York firm Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck. It has a broad veranda with sandstone pillars and slate roof, and is regarded as an outstanding example of Adirondack Rustic design. The Country Club acquired it in 1941. The property is also home to the American Golf Hall of Fame, dedicated in 1965.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the course is the oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States, with play recorded every season since 1887. It also argues the former summer home is an outstanding example of Adirondack Rustic design by a New York City architectural firm. The course's stone tee troughs are presented as rare links to early tee-making practice.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 07000076, listed February 21, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 369 Harvey Rd., Foxburg |
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| County | Clarion County |
| Listed | February 21, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000076 |
| Resource type | Site |
| Period of significance | 1887-1956 |
| Architect / builder | Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck, architects |
| Architectural style | Craftsman/Rustic Adirondack |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Golf has been played every season; the former summer home was converted into a clubhouse after 1941 and still serves that purpose. |
| Acreage | 61 |
| Coordinates | 41.14921, -79.67872 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 07000076.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5477110
- This listing as JSON
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