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The '''Farmington Country Club''' is a golf and country club located in [[Albemarle County]], near Charlottesville's western border with the county. 

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The club takes its name from the [[Farmington (mansion)|Farmington mansion]] on whose grounds and buildings the club is located. 

==History==
The club came into being in the spring of [[1927]] when a group of Charlottesville and Albemarle County businessmen decided such a facility was needed in the community. 

In June of that year, the estate of [[Warner Wood]] granted an option to the group to buy the [[Farmington (mansion)|Farmington]] estate. 

In August, the State Corporation Commission issued a certificate of incorporation. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title="Farmington Inc." To Apply For Charter|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2603788/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2603789/3567.5/3999/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=August 9, 1927|publishdate=August 9, 1927|accessdate=August 9, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>

By 1929, the first home sites were made available and the first structure to be completed belonged to [[James H. Lindsay]], the publisher of the [[Daily Progress]]. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Farmington Develops Community of Homes|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2635850|author=|pageno=1|printdate=September 27, 1929|publishdate=September 27, 1929|accessdate=September 26, 2022}}</ref>		


===First officers===
*[[John S. Graves]], President
*H.A. George, Vice President
*Donald G. Stevens, Secretary
*R.T. Minor Jr., Treasurer

The grounds and club were formally opened in May 1929<ref>Farmington Country Club - Home Page. Web. 23 Nov. 2009. <http://www.farmingtoncc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=263780&ssid=129039&vnf=1>.</ref>.

Farmington long remained a segregated facility. A January, 1976 mail poll saw 64% of members oppose the admission of guests of any race, with 77% of members responding<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Blacks Opposed in Poll:Farmington Vote Upholds Race Policy|url=|author=Pat Wechsler|pageno=A1|printdate=January 22, 1976|publishdate=|accessdate=|cturl=}}</ref>.

==Golf course==
The golf course was designed by Fred Findlay.

==References==
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==Map==
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==External links==
{{wikipedia link|Farmington_Country_Club|whylink=wellcovered|linktext=Farmington Country Club}}
*[http://www.farmingtoncc.com/ Farmington Country Club website]
*{{CountyAssessor|060E2-00-00-00100}}

[[Category: 1927 establishments]]
[[Category: Golf courses]]
[[Category: Country clubs]]