Outline of Plan for the Organization and Development of Shenandoah Country Estate and Colonial Country Club at Shannondale Springs near Charlestown, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Charlestown, West Virginia: Shenandoah Country Estate, no date [1919]. First edition. Narrow octavo (9" x 3.75"), 8 pages, illustrated, in original textured green card covers lettered & decorated in gilt. Additionally included is a promotional brochure for the club (dated 1924 in ink) comprising a single sheet measuring 7" x 6.25" folded once to form 4 pages.

Worn: newly stapled (replacing rusted staples), rear cover torn horizontally (now repaired with archival tissue), staining from a previous repair, gilt dull, foxed & soiled, previous owner's name in pencil at page one, otherwise Good. The brochure is foxed & the same previous owner's name is in pencil on the front cover.

"The club house will be constructed of stone and will be of colonial design ... It will be commodious and modern with every facility and up-to-date appointments ... A splendid 18-hole golf course as well as a 9-hole course will be provided ... A polo ground, aeroplane landing field, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and race course, as well as boat houses, a chapel, store and postoffice, together with facilities for all outdoor sports, will be made ... Canoeing, swimming, fishing, fox and rabbit hunting and horseback riding will be especially featured …"

Although Mr. Crane's plan was quite ambitious, the Country Club apparently never emerged from concept.