Municipal Golf Course Explained

Municipal Golf Course
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:226 Fairway Dr., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.5792°N -82.5022°W
Architect:Ross, Donald; Sayre, Christopher
Architecture:Golf course
Added:April 20, 2005
Refnum:05000318

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sybil Argintar Bowers. Municipal Golf Course. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2004. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.