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The Whalehead Club at Currituck Heritage Park
1100 Club Road  
Corolla, NC 27927 (Map)
252-453-9040
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Built in the mid-1920s, The Whalehead Club continues to stand as one of the most spectacular landmarks on the NC Outer Banks. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A guided tour acquaints you with the history, architecture and folklore of this historic landmark.
Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Knight built their private residence, now known as the Whalehead Club, along the Atlantic flyway to enjoy their passion for waterfowl hunting. The restored museum is the finest representation of art nouveau architecture in the state. An exhibit in the downstairs gallery features the house's original furnishings.
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| Value: |  | Service: | | | | Many things to do! | | By Kirsten on 6/26/2012 | | Every year when we visit, we go crabbing here as well as climb the lighthouse. There are things for the whole family. You can walk around, enjoy some shopping, visit some of the museums, the Wildlife and Wild Hourse museum. There is also the historic Whalehead house. There is plenty of water activities and fishing. There are many paths to explore. Overall a great park to visit for a day! | |
| 3 of 4 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | | | By Visitor from NC on 9/26/2007 | | This house reminded me alot of the Biltmore House in Asheville. Not in size but in the grandeur of the house itself, how modern it was for it's time. It had an elevator, a refrigerator in the kitchen and central heat throughout most of the house. During the audio tour, you get to see many rooms in the house including the bedrooms of Mr and Mrs Knight. The bathrooms were plumbed for fresh and saltwater and Mrs Knight's bathroom had a bidet. This is one of the few homes on the Outer Banks that has a basement. The furnishings were very luxurious and there were displays of photographs taken in the time the Knights lived there. Of course there is a gift shop-it's in the basement-and you can buy actual tiles from the original roof. Next time we will do the behind the scenes tour. | |
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The Whalehead Club at Currituck Heritage Park, located in Corolla -- part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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