Municipal Golf Course, also known as Buncombe County Golf Course, is a historic golf course and national historic district located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses one contributing building (the Clubhouse (1927)) and one contributing site associated with a course designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1927. The Municipal Golf Course was the first municipal course in North Carolina to be racially integrated.[2]
Municipal Golf Course | |
 Municipal Golf Course, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 226 Fairway Dr., Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′45″N 82°30′08″W / 35.57917°N 82.50222°W |
| Area | 129 acres (52 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Ross, Donald; Sayre, Christopher |
| Architectural style | Golf course |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000318[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sybil Argintar Bowers (December 2004). "Municipal Golf Course" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.