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Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina)

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Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place
Camp Arrowhead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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LocationCabin Creek Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) west of junction with Green River Rd., near Tuxedo, North Carolina
Coordinates35°12′47″N 82°28′34″W / 35.21306°N 82.47611°W / 35.21306; -82.47611
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
Built byCoggins, Raymond; Morgan, Burgin
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.05001415
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 2005

Camp Arrowhead, also known as Camp Glen Arden after 1972, is a historic summer camp and national historic district located near Tuxedo, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was established in 1919 by the Green River Manufacturing Company as a recreational facility, and became a boy's summer camp in 1937. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures. Notable Rustic Revival style contributing buildings include the Recreation Hall/Gymnasium (#1919; alterations 1941; ca. 1940s); the group of log cabins dating from the original use of the camp by the Green River Manufacturing Company (1919); Ramshackle Cabin (1937); the Dining Hall/Kitchen (1941; alterations c. 1946); Mansion Cabin (c. 1946); and the Horse Barn (1953).

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (July 2005). "Camp Arrowhead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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