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==Clubhouse==

The club moved out of the city to its current ___location on [[Ellicott Creek]] in [[1928]]. The current clubhouse was designed by [[architect]] [[Clifford C. Wendehack]], who also designed the clubhouse at [[Winged Foot]], and was decorated by George Hoag of Prentiss and Company. The clubhouse is a built of "[[brick]] and [[stone]] of many varieties, French fossil and [[Joan of Arc|Jeanne d’Arc]] having been blended with [[Holland]] brick," according to contemporary [[newspaper]] reports. The clubhouse has since been expanded, including [[kitchen]] facilities and lounge and locker rooms, in consistent [[Gothic_architecture|English Gothic]] and [[Tudor_Style_architecture|Tudor]] style.

[[Image:ParkClub3.gif|frame|right|A view of the Park golf course over Ellicott Creek.]]

==Facilities==

Lounges and meeting rooms are available to the members and their guests, in addition to formal, informal, and [[patio]] [[dining]] and [[dancing]]. The club facilities include [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[swimming]] and [[diving]], and [[lawn bowling]], as well as a [[golf course]] designed by [[Harry Shapland Colt|Colt]] and Allison[[Charles Hugh Alison|Alison]].

The Park Club hosted the [[1934]] [[PGA Championship]].

==External links==

*[http://www.parkclub.org/ The Park Club Official Site]

*[http://www.coltassociation.co.uk/ The Colt Association Official Site]

*Golf Guide entry for the Park golf course [http://www.golfguideweb.com/newyork/williamsville/bagih.html]