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Entry hall, Whalehead Club, Currituck County, North Carolina

Whalehead Club (Corolla, Currituck County, N.C.)
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583)
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Item information

Title:
Entry hall, Whalehead Club, Currituck County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Art nouveau (Architecture)
Arts and crafts movement
Doorframes
Doors
Hunting lodges
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0168
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Currituck County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
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In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Whalehead Club (Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina)

Carpenter:
more info on Carr, Mr. 
Built:
Community:
Corolla
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Edward C. Knight, Jr., businessman, and Amanda Marie Louise LeBel Knight, built the lodge and were the first owners.
Architectural note:
The Whalehead Club exhibits features of both the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau detail. The property also includes a bridge and boathouse. Local tradition attributes the building design to the Knights.
Historical note:
Local tradition holds that the Knights built the Whalehead Club after Amanda Knight, a sportswoman, was excluded from local all-male hunting clubs. The structure is considered the grandest shooting club in Currituck County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Corolla (N.C.)
Subjects:
Clubhouses
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places