Our Beginnings
Hillendale Country Club, the Old Club as some refer to it, was started in 1923 at the intersection of Hillen Road and Taylor Avenue. It began as a private enterprise by the Preston Realty Company built from the Old Hillen Estate, the home of the early Mayors of Baltimore. The old mansion, built in 1793, became the clubhouse. During and after the Second World War, Hillendale experienced financial struggle.
In the early 1950's, many of our members got together and with, as they refer to it, the “Hillendale Spirit” and “Never Say Die” attitudes, and began working to rebuild the club. There were only 145 golf members who, with voluntary contributions and an aggressive new membership program, brought the club back to solid health. Then in 1952, Hillendale was informed that the club lease would be cancelled in 1954. Many sites were considered and studied, but under the direction of President Gilbert Nolte, the Lindsey farm (an old sheep farm) was purchased.