![]() ![]() ![]() The Lake Norconian Club opened on February 2, 1929. The golf course was designed by John Duncan Dunn. Heinsbergen, who also designed the Pantages Theatre chain. Stanley Wilson, who also designed Riverside's Mission Inn. The clubhouse architect was Dwight Gibbs, who was also responsible for the Carthay Circle Theatre and the Pasadena Playhouse interior. They remained the only qualifying pools until those that were built in Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1925, Gulley, while drilling a well, struck hot mineral water, giving rise to the idea of a health spa that would ultimately become The Norconian.Ĭonstruction of the resort began in 1926, and consisted of a golf course, grounds, airfield, hiking trails, Lake Norconian pavilion, chauffeurs' quarters, garage, powerhouse, laundry, and a "clubhouse", which consisted of a first class hotel, two indoor bath complexes, ornate ballroom, dining room and lounge, and the first outdoor Amateur Athletic Union-qualifying swimming and diving pools in Southern California. In less than three years, Clark's engineer, "Captain" Cuthbert Gulley (Ap– 1961) – so named for his service in World War I – laid out streets and installed pumps and reservoirs and on May 13, 1923, "Norco" held its grand opening. The land was a failed agricultural community known as "Orchard Heights", but Clark renamed this hilly area "Norco", based on its position North of Corona. In 1920, after years of land speculation in the San Diego/ Julian area of California, Rex Brainerd Clark (May, 1876 – August 31, 1955), through his North Corona Land Company, purchased 15 square miles (39 km 2) of land just north of Corona. The listing included seven contributing buildings, five contributing structures, and a contributing site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The resort complex is still largely intact, after over 70 years as a naval base and prison. It was later known as The Norconian (sometimes billed as The Norconian – World's Resort Supreme) and Clark's Hot Springs. The Lake Norconian Club is a historic former hotel/resort in Norco, California, opened in 1929, sited in a rural community, whose main businesses were poultry, rabbits, and agriculture. ![]()
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