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By MARK SCOLFORO
Arundel Nmpppera Staff Writer
FAUQUIER SPRINGS — A late-night fire destroyed the clubhouse at Fauquier Springs Country Club early Tuesday morning, sending flames more than 50 feet into the air and causing more than $1 million in damage.
The 15-room, ante-bellum clubhouse burned to the ground, but the club’s pro shop was saved.
Lost were Civil War guns and swords, valuable paintings “and a lifetime of memories for many of our members,” said general manager Danny Snyder.
Warrenton Fire Company 1 Chief Steve Ross said, “There is no reason to suspect” arson, and arson investigators left the scene by 10 a.m. Tuesday.
“We had to pop open the doors. Everything was locked and secured. At this time there is no investigator coming to look at it,” said Ross.
The fire was discovered about 1:25 a.m. and called in to the Fauquier sheriffs dispatcher. By the time a deputy arrived, the clubhouse was engulfed in flames.
“When we got here, fire was shooting out the roof,” Ross said. He confirmed reports that the flames went 50 feet into the air.
The intense flames prevented firefighters from entering the building, so they could spray it only from the outside.
“When you get a building like this, so far involved, all you can do is back off and try an exterior assault,” said Ross.
Club officials were already talking about rebuilding the facility. It was insured, according to Bob Foley, a club member since 1959 and currently a member of the board of visitors.
The 436-member golf and tennis club was founded in 1957, at which time an addition was built onto the old Sulphur Springs carriage house, which pre-dates the Civil War.
He said the board of visitors would begin to consider the process of rebuilding the club at its regular monthly meetihg Wednesday.
In the meantime, the golf course, pool and tennis courts will remain open to the public. Foley said the
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