Norwood Hills Country Club
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Norwood Hills Country Club | |
 Clubhouse, July 2017 | |
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| Location | 1 Norwood Hills Country Club Dr., Jennings, Missouri, near St. Louis |
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| Coordinates | 38°43′20″N 90°17′2″W / 38.72222°N 90.28389°W |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Stiles, Wayne E.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| Website | norwoodhills |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000084[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 2005 |
Norwood Hills Country Club, originally named North Hills Country Club, is a historic private country club in Jennings, Missouri, near St. Louis, founded in 1922. The club is centered around two 18-hole golf courses – the West and East Courses – both designed by architect Wayne E. Stiles. The country club is one of his early works in the region.[2][3]
The Norwood Hills Country Club began as a vision by a group of prominent St. Louis businessmen in the early 1920s, who sought to create a premier recreational and social venue. Wayne Stiles, then emerging in golf course architecture, laid out the two championship 18-hole courses, with the West Course revered for its length and challenging layout, and the East Course offering a more picturesque, tree-lined experience.[4] In its early years, the club also featured a 9-hole beginner or ladies loop. The West Course is particularly noteworthy in Stiles' body of work, representing an ambitious design on a grand scale.[3]
The Norwood Hills Country Club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on February 25, 2005.[1]
