The Rainier Golf and Country Club, the second oldest private golf club still operating in the Greater Seattle area, was founded on March 11, 1919 and a 3,400 SF clubhouse was built in 1922, designed by noted Seattle architect Ellsworth Storey as a single-story gable-roofed structure. The club and clubhouse grew rapidly. By 1924, the golf course had expanded from 9 to 18 holes and the clubhouse had grown to nearly 18,000 SF through a three-story addition north of the original building. The 100-year-old institution takes its name from the extraordinary views of Mt Rainier from various vantage points in the course and admits members by invitation only. A gracious relic of Old Seattle!
