Camp Arrowhead (Tuxedo, North Carolina)

Camp Arrowhead
Location Cabin Creek Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) west of junction with Green River Rd., near Tuxedo, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°12′47″N 82°28′34″W / 35.21306°N 82.47611°W / 35.21306; -82.47611Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 82°28′34″W / 35.21306°N 82.47611°W / 35.21306; -82.47611
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Built 1919 (1919)
Built by Coggins, Raymond; Morgan, Burgin
Architectural style Rustic
NRHP Reference # 05001415[1]
Added to NRHP December 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (July 2005). "Camp Arrowhead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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