A black and white postcard of the front porch of the Warren Country Club, circa 1910, the view is looking west. The front caption on the bottom reads: “Warren District Country Club. Warren, Ariz.” The postcard is unused, and the publisher is unknown. Annie Larkin Collection.

The Warren Country club was built in 1908 at the cost of $18,000, roughly $600,000 adjusted for inflation, and designed to be a focal point for the social lives of Bisbee businessmen and their wives. Three different architects were asked for designs and the one from J.W. Holden was selected. The club’s features included a wide front porch measuring 16 by 115 feet and had large stone columns. The dance floor was designed with double layers, having maple wood on the top. The dining room was connected with kitchen that held two pantries and a stewards room. One hundred trees were planted on the club’s property. Even before the clubs construction the country club boasted 300 members who held their meetings in the parlors of the Copper Queen Hotel. The Warren County Club’s grand opening was celebrated for four days from the 4th to the 7th in September 1908 They held golf, tennis, and rifle competitions. Many concerts and dances were held there and the club was open from the early morning to midnight. The Warren County Club would hold golfing tournaments competing against other clubs in Arizona. The Club had a number of committees overseeing the individual aspects: the Committee of the Green, House, Membership, Entertainment, Rifle, Gun, Tennis and Auditing. The clubs dues in 1908 were $8.00 in addition to $1.00 for a locker.

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