Meadowbrook Country Club (Garner, North Carolina)

Meadowbrook Country Club is a historic country club and national historic district located near Garner, Wake County, North Carolina. The club was founded in 1959, with initial improvements made throughout the 1960s. The contributing resources are the lake (1961); pier (1961); picnic area (1962); driving range (1966); nine-hole golf course designed by Gene Hamm (1966); one-story, concrete block, Modern Movement style clubhouse (1962, 1970, 1971); and 18-hole putt-putt course (1962). Meadowbrook Country Club was founded as a private country club for African-Americans.[2]

Meadowbrook Country Club
Meadowbrook Country Club (Garner, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Meadowbrook Country Club (Garner, North Carolina)
Meadowbrook Country Club (Garner, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Meadowbrook Country Club (Garner, North Carolina)
Location8025 Country Club Dr., near Garner, North Carolina
Coordinates35°39′37″N 78°34′10″W / 35.66028°N 78.56944°W / 35.66028; -78.56944
Area120.8 acres (48.9 ha)
Built1961 (1961)
ArchitectHamm, Gene
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.09001106[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 2009

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sybil H. Argintar (August 2009). "Meadowbrook Country Club" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.