Nemacolin resort
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Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is a resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. Farmington is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The resort is currently owned by Maggie Hardy Magerko, president of the 84 Lumber Company, and was founded by Joseph Hardy.
History
In 1740, a trail was carved through the rugged Laurel Highlands Mountains between what is now Cumberland, Maryland and Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The trailblazer was a native Delaware Indian named Chief Nemacolin.
In 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania industrialist Willard F. Rockwell established a private game reserve on what is now Nemacolin Woodlands and named this property Nemacolin Trails Hunting Reserve. The Rockwells invited friends and business associates to hunt and fish the hundreds of acres, populated by silver fox, bear, and Russian white-tailed deer.
A hunting lodge was constructed in 1968, together with the golf course and airstrip. Lakes Louise and Carol were also added and Beaver Creek was developed into the excellent trout stream it is today.
In 1979, the property was sold to Cordelia Mellon Scaife, and was returned three years later o the Rockwell family. Kent Rockwell purchased the property and opened it to the public.
Nemacolin was sold at auction in 1987 to Joseph Hardy.
Expansion
Mr. Hardy promptly set about turning Nemacolin Woodlands into a world-class resort, expanding the Tudor-style Lodge, and work on an elegant annex of 68 rooms commenced, together with the Executive Conference Center and new lobbies.
In the almost 20 years since Hardy purchased the resort, major changes have been made to the former hunting club. Now sitting on 2,800 acres, the following timeline outlines major additions to the resort:
1987 - The Woodlands Golf Academy
1988 - The Woodlands Spa opened. Soon afterward, the Gazebo, Lake P.J., and the Panorama Pavilion were constructed.
1989 - The Lodge Annex was followed by the Townhouses on the Links.
1991 - The Grand Ballroom addition to the Woodlands Executive Conference Center was completed.
1992 - The Tavern and the Caddy Shack restaurants, and the Equestrian Center. Fallingbrook miniature golf course opened in July. 1992 also marked the ground breaking for Nemacolin's second golf course, Mystic Rock. It was designed by international designer Pete Dye.
1995 - Nemacolin opened the $2 million Paradise Pool. The larger-than-Olympic-size pool was built to resemble pools from the Riviera and Hawaii. Mystic Mountain, a downhill ski area, opened December 1995. An Activities Center and Heritage Court, the resort's 55,000 sq. ft. shopping arcade also opened this year.
1997 - Chateau LaFayette opens. Modeled after the grand hotels of Europe, the French renaissance-style Chateau offers 125 luxury guest rooms and suites.
Golf
Nemacolin Woodlands became host to PGA Tour event the 84 Lumber Classic in 2003. Contested on Nemacolin's Mystic Rock golf course, the event had a successful run at the resort before coming to an end in 2006. The four winners of the 84 Lumber Classic tournaments held on Mystic Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort are:
2003 - JL Lewis
Shortly after the 2004 84 Lumber Classic, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort broke ground on what golfer Vijay Singh dubbed, "the greatest clubhouse in America" - Falling Rock.
Falling Rock
Opened in August 2004, Falling Rock features 42 luxurious rooms with 24-hour butler service. In 2006, it became the first hotel in the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania to be awarded Five-Diamond status by AAA.
The hotel architect was David Merritt, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin. Merritt has instilled the Wright design, feel and philosophy into numerous commercial and office projects and environments. For the incomparable Falling Rock, Merritt drew inspiration from Wright's famous Falling Water home, located about 20 minutes from Nemacolin Woodlands.
External links
- Official Nemacolin Woodlands Resort website
- Official Falling Rock website
- Official Woodlands World website
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Jonbmx3 22:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)Jonathan Bentz
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