As one of the four oldest country clubs in Denver, the rolling, wooded summer estate of Cripple Creek silver baron Verner Reed was bought in 1928 by Green Gables Realty for the impressive sum of $75,000 and became Green Gables Country Club. The original colonial manor that was converted into the Clubhouse was surrounded by 140 acres. It was a patch of manicured, if isolated, green along a dusty Morrison Road and the gateway to the silver camps of the Colorado Rockies.

Green Gables realty was a group of 24 influential members of the Denver Jewish community headed up by Meyer Neusteter, of Neusteter Department Stores, and Samuel Kohn, of American Furniture. They did not announce their plans for the country club the first year. But, by 1931, the club had already finished a nine-hole golf course and several members owned motorboats on Ward Lake. William Tucker, a local florist, designed the first nine holes. Cecil Smith was hired as the first Golf Pro. WWII interrupted the completion of the golf course, but it was completed shortly thereafter.

By the 1950's, Green Gables boasted one of the finest 18-hole courses in Denver. So popular was the course that in September of 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower stopped to play golf and attend a dinner in his honor.

The club continued to expand its facility with a huge swimming pool and tennis courts. In response to a growing emphasis on tennis, Irwin Hoffman began as the Tennis Pro, which resulted in a virtual factory for state tennis champions.

In 1983, a fire devastated the clubhouse, which took three years to replace. Finally, in 1986, a new wing at the clubhouse was dedicated.

The club as we know it today has a challenging, newly redone 18-hole golf course, six tennis courts, a junior Olympic heated pool, a 65 acre lake for water skiing and boating, casual and formal dining rooms, a new sports bar, banquet facilities for up to 450 people, an exercise room, two snack bars, and much, much more.

The staff and management are here to serve our members and their guests, and to make Green Gables their home away from home.
 


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