Ulen in Boone County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ulen Country Club
Est. 1924
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 15, 2024
1. Ulen Country Club Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 40° 3.799′ N, 86° 27.945′ W. Marker is in Ulen, Indiana, in Boone County. It is on Country Club Drive west of Artman Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the entrance to the clubhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Country Club Dr, Lebanon IN 46052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and specifically in Greater Indianapolis. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
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Regarding Ulen Country Club. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Town of Ulen and Ulen Historic District is tied inextricably to the development of the Ulen Country Club Golf Course. In 1922 members of the Lebanon Fortnightly Club meeting at the home of Mrs. Carrie McDaniel began a discussion about building a golf club. Henry Ulen, who had never severed his ties with Lebanon, had expressed in previous discussions his desire for Lebanon to construct a course and club house He agreed to build a $50,000 clubhouse once a site was determined.
The club filed incorporation papers in 1922 and purchased a site forthe course on January 11, 1923. As quickly as January 25, the board was interviewing golf course designers.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 15, 20242. Ulen Country Club Marker
Indianapolis golf course designer, William (Bill) Diddle, designed the Ulen Country Club golf course in 1923. This course was Diddles first project as a professional golf course designer. At Ulen Diddle initially designed a strategic nine-hole course making use of natural terrain as much as possible, adding bunkers, pushed up greens and multiple approach types to the holes.
Although the club house building cost twice the amount that Ulen had offered to spend but he covered the overage, as well, and the Ulen Country Club opened its doors officially in May
1924.
Also see . . . Ulen Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes the country club and golf course and was listed in 2015. (Prepared by Connie Zeigler; via Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database) (Submitted on July 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 15, 2024
3. Ulen Country Club clubhouse
The Indiana Historical Bureau marker is about Henry C. Ulen, the town's founder and namesake.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
