The Pittsburgh Country Club 
American Country Clubs 
IV. THE PITTSBURGH COUNTRY CLUB 
By MABEL TUKE PRIESTMAN 
T HE Country Club of Pittsburgh is one of the 
most ambitious and progressive suburban 
clubs in the United States, and all its members 
are loyal and enthusiastic supporters of all its func¬ 
tions. The choice of its location is a particularly happy 
one. It is situated on a hill just beyond the long stretch 
of Beechwood Boulevard, where three promontories 
jut out into the four mile Run Valley. The central 
promontory, undoubtedly the most beautiful of the 
three, is the one upon which the country club is 
situated. It is 464 feet above the water line in the 
heart of the city, and 1170 feet above sea level. It is 
within half a mile of the boulevard driveway and 
scarcely a mile from the street cars. 
A lovelier or more accessible spot for a country 
club could not have been chosen, and its command¬ 
ing view, covering 360 degrees of the circle, and its 
exposed position make it always a cool and desirable 
spot in the hot days of summer. The broad drive¬ 
way which winds round the hill allows the visitor 
an excellent opportunity of viewing the club house. 
It is built in Colonial style and is surrounded on 
two sides by wide verandas. The entrance is in the 
center of the building, and is reached through the 
piazza from the porte-cochere. The handsome 
portico extends some distance beyond the main 
porch and adds to the distinctive approach. The 
building is formed of overlapping boards, painted 
gray, with white trims. The dormer windows in the 
roof add a pleasing quality to the general effect of the 
club house, and the heavy columns supporting the 
piazza roof have an imposing appearance. 
A good view is obtained from the round porch at 
one end of the building. It serves a useful purpose 
in being a charming outdoor dining-room. Masses 
of palms banked against the bright awnings, with 
the scent of flowers wafted in from the flower boxes 
on the piazza, make it an ideal spot for dining. 
The dining-room itself overlooks this porch. The 
room is attractively broken by heavy columns support¬ 
ing deep moulded beams. The walls are covered 
with blue green tapestry. The ceiling is stenciled 
with a wide border repeating the tones of the wall 
fabric. The f urniture is of beautifully carved heavy 
mahogany, while the floors are partly covered with 
rugs having a very heavy pile, which were made to 
order in Vienna. The floor of the dining-room has 
been laid with handsome maple, for dancing, and 
may be engaged for that purpose after dinner hours, 
although one third of the room can be cut off and 
used at all hours. 
Adjoining the dining-room are the reception and 
reading-rooms, which are divided by columns in the 
same way as the dining-room, giving beautiful vistas 
into the rooms on either side. The chairs are uphol¬ 
stered in leather and tapestry, and the rooms are 
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