Westwood Country Club

Westwood Country Club is a private club in Vienna.

The club was originally established in August 1954 by Leon Horowitz as the Westbriar Country Club, a semiprivate 18-hole course.[1] In November 1956 Horowitz announced his intent to build a clubhouse and pool and convert the club to a private club.[2]

In 1958 Westbriar became a private club, although delays in beginning construction resulted in the clubhouse not formally opening until July 1960.[1][3]

Horowitz sold Westbriar to the First Vienna Corporation, run by Victor J. Orsinger, in February 1959, but continued to run the club.[4] However, Horowitz stopped paying the rent on the property, and it was foreclosed in March 1962.[4][5]

The club's membership managed to put together a deal where they created a new company, the Westwood Land Corporation, which purchased the majority of the site from Orsinger for $1 million.[6] A three-acre parcel was sold to become the site of the Emmaus United Church of Christ.

A contest held in 1962 to rename the club resulted in the Westwood name.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Westbriar has Opening Tonight of Clubhouse." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 30 1960. ProQuest. Web. 10 July 2016 .
  2. ↑ "Westbriar Builds Pool, Clubhouse." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Nov 28 1956. ProQuest. Web. 10 July 2016 .
  3. ↑ "Westbriar Builds New Clubhouse." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Oct 17 1958. ProQuest. Web. 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fitzgerald, Maury. "Westbriar Club Closed." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Mar 02 1962. ProQuest. Web. 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Westbriar Club Closed At Vienna."Evening Star, 2 Mar. 1962, Night Final, p. 25. NewsBank. Accessed 12 Jan. 2018.
  6. ↑ "Group Signs Contract for Westbriar." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Mar 31 1962. ProQuest. Web. 17 July 2016.

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