Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District | |
 Greens at the golf course, May, 2016 | |
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| Location | VA 665, 1.1 mi. N of Riverton from VA 522, near Front Royal, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′34″N 78°11′04″W / 38.95944°N 78.18444°W |
| Area | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001975[1] |
| VLR No. | 093-0063 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 27, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1991[2] |
Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District, also known as the Front Royal Country Club, is a national historic district located near Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district encompasses 3 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object near the town of Front Royal. The park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938. The historic resources on the property include a garage, and greenskeeper's house, the golf course, the tennis courts, swimming pool, and original shelter, as well as a stone drinking fountain and a stone memorial marker. The property is operated as a public golf course by Warren County.[3] The original clubhouse was lost in the flood of 1996 and rebuilt in 1998.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
Garage in 2016
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Elsa W. L. Schemmer (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
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