The Whalehead Preservation Trust was established in 1993 as a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization charged with safeguarding Currituck County's cultural heritage by preserving the Whalehead Club at Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla, North Carolina. The Whalehead Club was the hunt club and vacation home of industrialists Edward and Marie Louise Knight of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1922 and 1925 in the art nouveau style, which was popular at that time. The club was sold and changed hands many times and served in various capacities. By 1992, the property was in a neglected state. The Whalehead Club was purchased by Currituck County. The Whalehead Trust was formed to ensure ... (more below)
Whalehead Preservation Trust Records
33MSS-84
1992 - 2009
English
The Whalehead Preservation Trust was established in 1993 as a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization charged with safeguarding Currituck County's cultural heritage by preserving the Whalehead Club at Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla, North Carolina. The Whalehead Club was the hunt club and vacation home of industrialists Edward and Marie Louise Knight of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1922 and 1925 in the art nouveau style, which was popular at that time. The club was sold and changed hands many times and served in various capacities. By 1992, the property was in a neglected state. The Whalehead Club was purchased by Currituck County. The Whalehead Trust was formed to ensure that the 21,000 square foot building would be restored.
This collection contains correspondence, financial papers, meeting minutes, by-laws, blueprints, maps, and ephemera.For current information on the location ofthese materials, please consult the Outer Banks History Center.
Whalehead Preservation Trust
Outer Banks History Center
This collection is divided into five main series: Meeting Minutes and Agendas, Financial, Currituck Heritage Park Grounds and Buildings, Organizational Papers, and Maps and Blueprints.
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Processed by Kelly R. Grimm, October, 2009
Encoded by Kelly R. Grimm, October, 2009
This collection contains two folders of separated materials, located in Map Drawer 17. The folder contains blueprints for the Whalehead Hunt Club Restoration and maps of the Whalehead Hunt Club Property.
The Whalehead Preservation Trust was established in 1993 as a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization dedicated to safeguarding Currituck County, North Carolina's cultural heritage.
The Whalehead Club was the hunt club and vacation home of industrialists Edward and Marie Louise Knight of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Knight built the home for his wife, an outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed hunting and horseback riding. The Knights not only used the club as their own private retreat, but to entertain their friends and relatives.
The formidable home was built between 1922 and 1925 in the art nouveau style, which drew upon nature as a design element. Door handles molded in the shape of a duck's head and flowering wainscoting and wall sconces are examples of art nouveau elements found within the Whalehead Club. Originally called "Corolla Island" by Mrs. Knight, the name was changed to Whalehead Club by the second owner, Ray T. Adams.
Adams leased the property to the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. The club changed ownership and was a boy's school and later a solid rocket fuel-testing base. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
In 1992 Currituck County purchased the Whalehead Club (which had begun to deteriorate) and the remaining 40 acres of land. The Whalehead Preservation Trust was formed to oversee a major restoration of the mansion, boathouse and grounds that began in the spring of 1999. Today the organization offers tours of the mansion with revenues generated devoted to maintaining the Whalehead Club.
The Whalehead Preservation Trust was established in 1993 as a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization dedicated to safeguarding Currituck County, North Carolina's cultural heritage.
The Whalehead Club was the hunt club and vacation home of industrialists Edward and Marie Louise Knight of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Knight built the home for his wife, an outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed hunting and horseback riding. The Knights not only used the club as their own private retreat, but to entertain their friends and relatives.
The formidable home was built between 1922 and 1925 in the art nouveau style, which drew upon nature as a design element. Door handles molded in the shape of a duck's head and flowering wainscoting and wall sconces are examples of art nouveau elements found within the Whalehead Club. Originally called "Corolla Island" by Mrs. Knight, the name was changed to Whalehead Club by the second owner, Ray T. Adams.
Adams leased the property to the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. The club changed ownership and was a boy's school and later a solid rocket fuel-testing base. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
In 1992 Currituck County purchased the Whalehead Club (which had begun to deteriorate) and the remaining 40 acres of land. The Whalehead Preservation Trust was formed to oversee a major restoration of the mansion, boathouse and grounds that began in the spring of 1999. Today the organization offers tours of the mansion with revenues generated devoted to maintaining the Whalehead Club.
[Identification of item], 33MSS-84, Whalehead Preservation Trust Records, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.
Donated by Barbara Snowden
Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/.
This collection contains correspondence, financial papers, meeting minutes, by-laws, blueprints, maps, and ephemera. There is also information regarding exhibits, collections and accessions policies, and documents relating to the Whalehead Hunt Club restoriation projects.
This collection is divided into five main series: Meeting Minutes and Agendas, Financial, Currituck Heritage Park Grounds and Buildings, Organizational Papers, and Maps and Blueprints.
This collection contains correspondence, financial papers, meeting minutes, by-laws, blueprints, maps, and ephemera. There is also information regarding exhibits, collections and accessions policies, and documents relating to the Whalehead Hunt Club restoriation projects.