The Orange Lawn Tennis Club is the second oldest tennis club in New Jersey. Located in South Orange, it was established three years after the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club in Rumson.[1]
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Orange, New Jersey |
| Established | 1880 |
| Type | Private |
| Website | www |
History edit
The club was founded on October 4, 1880, with Richard J. Cross as its first president, and was situated originally on a 10-acre site at the corner of Berkley Avenue and Montrose Avenue.[2] By 1916 there was a demand for more courts and better facilities, which resulted in the club purchasing the 42-acre Hillside estate on Ridgewood Avenue from H. Charles Hoskier.[3][4] The brownstone mansion on the estate, built by prominent resident William Redmond,[5][a] was turned into the clubhouse.[9][4] The club opened its new location, with six dirt courts and 14 grass courts, in August 1917.[10]
In 2018, when it was purchased by a group of investors headed by real estate developer Bruce Schonbraun, the club was one of the few in the United States to still retain any grass courts.[11]
In 1887, Orange Lawn hosted the first men's doubles event of the US Open, then called the U.S. National Championship. The club also hosted the Eastern Grass Court Championships. The American Zone final of the 1946 Davis Cup, in which the United States defeated Mexico 5–0, was held at the club.[12][13]
Former tournaments edit
Former notable tournaments staged by the club.
Notes edit
- ^ William Redmond (1804–1874), a prominent merchant with Wm. Redmond & Son,[6] was the father of Goold H. Redmond, Annie Redmond Cross (wife of the Club's first president, Richard James Cross), Frances Redmond Livingston,[7] (the wife of Henry Beekman Livingston).[8] among others.
References edit
- ^ "The History of Morristown Field Club". Morristown Field Club. Morristown, NJ. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Whittemore, Henry (1896). The Founders and Builders of the Oranges. Newark, NJ: L. J. Hardham (printer). pp. 362–363 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Welk (2002), p. 67.
- ^ a b "Noted Turf Courts Gone: Orange Lawn Tennis Club Forced to Seek New Grounds". Section 8. The New York Times. Vol. 66, no. 21519. December 24, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "History | South Orange Village, NJ". southorange.org. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Selleck, Charles M. (1896). Norwalk. Norwalk, CN: Charles M. Selleck. p. 358. Retrieved November 12, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Died" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. 55, no. 21319. June 7, 1916. p. 13. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Henry B. Livingston, Stock Broker, Is Dead: Direct Descendant of Chancellor and Member of Old New York Family, Was 76". The New York Times. Vol. 80, no. 26892. September 10, 1931. p. 25.
- ^ Welk (2002), p. 11.
- ^ "Prepare New Courts For Old Tennis Club". Oregon Sunday Journal. Vol. 15, no. 24 (City ed.). September 2, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Waldstein, David (April 27, 2018). "Stay Off the Grass? Sacrilege!". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (Online version, published a day earlier, has a different title).
- ^ Danzig, Allison (June 29, 1946). "Cloudburst Floods Orange Lawn Tennis Club's Court. Matches Set for Today". The New York Times. Vol. 95, no. 32298. p. 16. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ Trengrove, Alan (1991). The Story of the Davis Cup (Revised ed.). London: Stanley Paul. pp. 396–397. ISBN 0091746604.
Sources edit
- Welk, Naoma (2002). South Orange. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738509744.