Standing in a grove of red and black oaks, Oak Ridge is located on the crest of the Harbor Hill Moraine (a mass of rock formed by glacial movement) at the southwestern corner of Forest Park, overlooking Jamaica Plains. A turn-of-the-century golf house, Oak Ridge now serves as the Forest Park administration headquarters, the home of the Queens Council for the Arts, and a community center.

During the acquisition of Forest Park in 1895, landowner David Leggett sold this parcel to the Brooklyn Department of Parks. This two-story structure was built in 1905 in a Dutch Colonial Revival style as a facility for the Forest Park Links. It was designed by the firm of Helmle, Huberty, & Hudswell, who also designed the landmark Williamsburgh Savings Bank (now home to HSBC bank) in Brooklyn. Located near the first tee, the house held lockers for men and women.