Whalehead Club
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Whalehead Club | |
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Whalehead Club, October 2002 | |
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| Location | Currituck Banks, Corolla, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°22′27″N 75°50′01″W / 36.37417°N 75.83361°WCoordinates: 36°22′27″N 75°50′01″W / 36.37417°N 75.83361°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1925 |
| Built by | Knight, Edward C.,Jr. |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau, Art Deco |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 80002817[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1980 |
Whalehead Club is a historic shooting club located near Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina. The clubhouse was built as a private hunting retreat on the grounds of the Lighthouse Club between 1922 and 1925. It consists of a three-story, five bay, central block flanked by lower blocks with screened in porches. All three blocks are capped by steep gable roofs with dormers. During World War II, the property was leased by the United States Coast Guard.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Claudia Roberts (June 1979). "Whalehead Club" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
