Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Green Park-Norwood Golf Course

ca. 1915

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Green Park-Norwood Golf Course Marker

Inscription. David J. Craig, L.P. Henkel, C.V. Henkel and Rufus L. Patterson provided 365 acres that adjoined the grand Green Park Hotel and carved a nine-hole golf course out of the Appalachian forest. In 1922 the course was expanded to a full eighteen holes. The Blowing Rock Country Club became affiliated with the course in 1950 and purchased it in 1973.

In recognition of this property's significance, this marker is placed by the
Blowing Rock Historical Society and the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

Erected by Blowing Rock Historical Society • Blowing Rock Art and History Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 36° 7.329′ N, 81° 39.846′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is on Country Club Drive 0.1 miles north of Lenoir Turnpike (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling north. Marker is at entrance to Blowing Rock Country Club's clubhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Country Club Dr, Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of

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Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Green Park Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Green Park Inn (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Blowing Rock (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church of the Epiphany (approx. 0.4 miles away); Emily Prudden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Bethel Reformed Church (approx. half a mile away); Maymont (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sunset Manor (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stoneman's Raid (was approx. 0.2

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Green Park-Norwood Golf Course Marker

miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Green Park-Norwood Golf Course. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Green Park Historic District, of which the golf course is a contributing resource:

In 1913 David J. Craig, L. P. Henkel, C. V. Henkel and others formed the Blowing Rock Development Company and purchased the Green Park Hotel and 365 surrounding acres. In 1915 the company signed an agreement with neighbor Rufus L. Patterson to construct a nine-hole golf course on their adjoining lands. Five of the nine holes were to come from Patterson's land and the rest from the land of the Blowing Rock Development Company. Lute Nelson supervised the building of this course, originally known as the Green Park-Norwood Golf Course. In 1922 the course was expanded to eighteen holes, and it is believed that famous golf course architect Donald J. Ross was the designer. The course had public access. In 1950 C. V. Henkel, Jr. and F. G. Harper, Sr. leased the golf course to the Blowing Rock Country Club for twenty years. In 1973 the country club purchased the golf course.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

3. Green Park-Norwood Golf Course Clubhouse
In the early 1950s, when U.S. 321 was developed from old Highway 17, fairways five, six, and seven were de-activated, but because of a deed restriction, have maintained their appearance as part of the current course.

Also see . . . Green Park Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes the golf course and was listed in 1994. (North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) (Submitted on November 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 908 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on July 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.