Chatham Bars Inn history

In 1917 Hardy began discussions for a golf course in the area.

By 1920 the plans had been created by London architect W. Herbert Fowler who was widely considered as the most gifted golf course architect in the world.

Construction began in 1921 with Fowler and Hardy shouldering the load.

Construction began in 1921 with Fowler and Hardy shouldering the load. It actually opened for playing in 1922 long before it was considered complete.

1924: A tragic hunting accident killed Charles Ashley Hardy.

Always making time for hunting Hardy visited Chatham in November 1929 to check on Chatham Bars Inn.

Hardy's family and his Chatham Associates group maintained control of Chatham Bars inn until January 1953 when it was sold to a Boston-based group headed by E. Robinson McMullen.

From Cape Cod to New England and beyond, from present-day, to some classic 1980's nostalgia, to days long gone by.

1986: Having operated the Chatham Bars Inn for the better part of four decades, the McMullens sold the hotel to William Langelier and Alan Green.

1993: Despite completing an extensive renovation that took months to complete several years prior, Langelier and Green ultimately chose to put the business up for sale.

The Chatham Bars Inn had almost been open for close to a century when Richard Cohen of Capital Properties acquired the location in 2006.

2015: Director Craig Gillespie used the entirety of Chatham to film his theatrical thriller, The Finest Hours.