In the summer of 1906, lightning hit the building and burned a hole in the roof. Rather than repair the old structure, Colonial chose to erect a new clubhouse. This was the period when competition between clubs was at its most intense, and Colonial attempted to rise to the architectural challenge of its neighbors across the street -- Cottage and Ivy.

Stewart returned to design the new clubhouse, and his rendering includes a number of subtle elements and details that were altered in proportion in the actual building. In particular, the entrance portico was smaller in the rendering and thus in much better scale. The large Palladian window on the west end was replaced by two smaller windows in the building as erected. And two of the first- floor windows feature polygonal bays, providing relief for the flat brick facade.