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Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 82°28′34″W / 35.21306°N 82.47611°W / 35.21306; -82.47611
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Camp Arrowhead
Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina)
Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina)
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[1]
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).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.