Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District

Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District

Greens at the golf course, May, 2016
Location VA 665, 1.1 mi. N of Riverton from VA 522, near Front Royal, Virginia
Coordinates 38°57′34″N 78°11′04″W / 38.95944°N 78.18444°W / 38.95944; -78.18444Coordinates: 38°57′34″N 78°11′04″W / 38.95944°N 78.18444°W / 38.95944; -78.18444
Area 63 acres (25 ha)
Built 1938 (1938)
Architect Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Rustic
NRHP Reference # 91001975[1]
VLR # 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ 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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