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]

Tryon Country Club
Tryon Country Club is located in North Carolina
Tryon Country Club
Tryon Country Club is located in the United States
Tryon Country Club
Location393 Country Club Rd., near Tryon, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′07″N 82°15′16″W / 35.21861°N 82.25444°W / 35.21861; -82.25444
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1917 (1917), 1922, 1943
Built byLeonard, Robert A.
Architectural styleRustic Revival
NRHP reference No.12001262[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2013

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.