Longue Vue Club and Golf Course
Appearance
Longue Vue Club and Golf Course | |
Location | 400 Longue Vue Drive, Verona, Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′51.92″N 79°51′31.1″W / 40.4810889°N 79.858639°W |
Built | Longue Vue Club was founded in 1920. The clubhouse was completed in December 1923, in use by 1924, but not fully finished until 1925. |
Architect | Benno Janssen and William York Cocken (clubhouse architects), Edward A. Wehr (construction), Albert D. Taylor (landscape architect), Robert White (original course designer) with additions made in 1938 by A. W. Tillinghast. Over the years, Geoffrey Cornish and Ron Forse also contributed to the design of the course. |
Architectural style | Historically cited as English Cotswold or French Norman neither is correct. The vernacular can only be called "Old World Style" with Benno Janssen's signature monumental chimneys. |
NRHP reference No. | 05000414[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 2005 |
Designated PHLF | 1985[2] |
Longue Vue Club and Golf Course is a historic golf course and clubhouse in Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, suburbs of Pittsburgh, that was originally established in the 1920s.[3] It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1985,[2] and the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Longuevue Golf Club". Longueview GCC. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
Categories:
- Golf clubs and courses in Pittsburgh
- Golf clubs and courses on the National Register of Historic Places
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Buildings and structures in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures completed in 1925
- Sports venues completed in 1920
- 1920 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania sports venue stubs