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to open a nursery business with his father. The father-son team worked together until Claire died in 1957. Throughout the mid- to late-1950s, Homer worked on landscaping projects for a variety of clients, often traveling to
California during the winter months to work. Homer and Lynn Sulis married at
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Assistant/Presentation Model Craftsman Erik Fieldhouse, Homer was able to stay active in the profession through his final years. He died at age 80 in Madison in 2008.
571:; The spine shows simply "The House on the Rock" as the publisher's imprint. The back cover bears the House on the Rock corporate logo and the legend "The Authorized Biography."
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The information and materials contained in this report were supplied for the most part by Homer
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Homer started doing golf course work in the mid-1950s, with the bulk of his golf course work being done between 1961 and 1972. A partial list from this period includes:
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who is credited with designing and overseeing the creation of almost 60 golf courses across the
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to Claire J. Fieldhouse and Effie M. Fieldhouse (née Davies). Claire was in the nursery business and one of his clients was
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653:. Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1976.
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Throughout his career, Homer was also known for his creative deck and patio designs.
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After graduating from Dodgeville (WI.) High School in 1946, Homer enlisted in the
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La Verne Olson vs Wisconsin Highway Commission ("Lake Breeze Golf Club")
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Lodi Golf Course (Lodi, WI) documentation posted on Flickr.
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Westhaven development design, Oashkosh Wisconsin, 1967
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Hillcrest Golf & Country Club (2nd 9), Yankton, SD
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113:(June 10, 1928 – June 30, 2008) was an American
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465:Lake Creek Country Club - Storm Lake, IA
244:Sun Prairie Golf Course, Sun Prairie, WI
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388:In 1967, Homer helped prepare a book,
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303:High Cliff Golf Course, - Sherwood, WI
290:Candywood Golf Club, Vienna, OH - 1966
268:Gibson Woods Golf Course, Monmouth, IL
183:department at Iowa State College (now
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309:Valley High Golf Club, - Houston, MN
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435:Camelot Country Club - Lomira, WI
297:Eagle Bluff Golf Club, Hurley, WI
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262:Camelot Country Club, Lomira, WI
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165:Cherry Point, North Carolina
16:American landscape architect
405:Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse
390:Recreation Land Development
104:Claire and Effie Fieldhouse
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726:"Fieldhouse, Homer David"
581:Reese, Lauren A. (1994).
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673:Moe 1991, p. 69-73
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