House and Garden 
THE TEA LAWN AND PERGOLA 
car from the business portion, it has no less than 160 
acres entirely at the disposal of its members. The 
golf player finds an eighteen-hole course, the tennis 
player can select from a dozen courts. There is a 
cricket field that has a national reputation. Five 
minutes’ walk from the club brings one into field 
or woodland if he would stroll amid the quiet of 
Nature. 
Immediately about the building are terraced lawns 
where those who prefer to sit and enjoy a quiet 
smoke or chat can do so. Indoor athletics are also 
provided with the bowling alleys, squash courts, 
swimming pool and billiards. Yet this place, though 
just outside of the city, as we have already stated, is 
in the midst of rural surroundings and such scenes 
greet the eye from every point of view. 
Less than three miles from the city limits of Balti¬ 
more, the club house is approached through one of 
the most artistic residence communities which has 
been laid out in the United States, for Roland Park 
may well be called a model suburb, since it is devoted 
entirely to the homes of permanent dwellers and prac¬ 
tically all business and industry are excluded from it. 
The home of the Baltimore Country Club is situated 
on the edge of the Park and on a hill which com¬ 
mands a view of the countryside for miles around, 
including not only portions of Roland Park but of 
the beautiful country seats which are situated in 
this section. 
Approaching the club house, one is reminded of 
scenes in England, since the principal avenue to it is 
inclosed on either side by walls surmounted with 
hedges. The front of the Country Club grounds is 
also inclosed by a massive wall. Entering through 
the gateway, the visitor is directly opposite the main 
entrance, but cannot get an idea of the dimensions of 
the structure since it is partly hidden by the grove 
of trees in which it stands. The exterior of the build¬ 
ing, which is three stories high, is principally of 
shingles, the entire club house being of frame con¬ 
struction. Messrs. Wyatt & Nolting, the architects 
who designed it, followed no particular style, plan¬ 
ning the structure especially for the purposes for 
which it is intended. Many American country clubs 
are much larger, more pretentious and more costly, 
but it is doubtful if any are as appropriate in design 
and as complete in their appointments as the one 
described. Extending nearly the entire front of the 
building is a spacious porch, the roof of which is up¬ 
held by Ionic columns, two of these framing the 
approach to the door. From each end of the house 
project wings, while to the rear has been attached a 
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