Tryon Country Club is a historic country club located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. The nine-hole golf course was originally laid out in 1914; the course opened in 1917. The donor family attests that the layout was designed by noted golfer Donald Ross. The clubhouse was built in 1922, and is a one-story, five-bay, Rustic Revival style log building with two projecting front-gable porches. The pro shop and storage building was built about 1935, and is a one-story side-gable frame structure, with additions made about 1940, 1958, and 1972. Also on the golf course is a contributing one-story frame building known as the Summer House and added in 1958.[2]
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| Location | 393 Country Club Rd., near Tryon, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′07″N 82°15′16″W / 35.21861°N 82.25444°W |
| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Built | 1917, 1922, 1943 |
| Built by | Leonard, Robert A. |
| Architectural style | Rustic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2013 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. 2013-02-15.
- ^ Jane Templeton and Clay Griffith (September 2012). "Tryon Country Club" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.