Several of these swells, including Harriman and PercyRockefeller, built their own cottages near the central clubhouse, which also wasn't far from the elaborate stables and kennel complex.
Whereas Pinehurst No. 2 converted to grass greens from sand greens in the early 1930s, Overhills didn't upgrade until the 1950s, by which time the syndicate had long since disbanded and the estate had passed in its entirety to the heirs of PercyRockefeller.