The Whalehead Club in historic Corolla, North Carolina is a unique part of Outer Banks history.
In October of 1922, the small village of Corolla on the Outer Banks of North Carolina Northern Industrialist Edward Collings Knight, Jr and his bride Marie Louise LeBel took up winter residency in their newly acquired Lighthouse Club. Construction of a 21,000 square feet private residence began shortly thereafter. With a prime location on the Currituck Sound and it was the perfect location for the Knight to pursue his passion for waterfowl hunting. It took three years and $385,000 for the lavish structure to be completed. With inflation, construction for the home would have cost 4.5 million dollars in 2009. In 1925, Edward and Marie Louise moved into their home on the sound. Outer Banks locals had never seen anything like it. The Whalehead Club has withstood countless nor'easters, hurricanes, held a series of owners and entertained hundreds of guests from 1925 to 1970. It has served as a school for boys, a clubhouse to waterfowl hunters, a home for the U.S. Coast Guard, and a test site for solid rocket fuel for America's space program. In 1992, the Whalehead Club was purchased by Currituck County in the hopes of preservation. For more information about the history of the Whalehead Club, click here.
The legendary copper roof shingles of the Whalehead Club were replaced in recent years. However, each year since 2000, the historic Whalehead Club releases a handcrafted ornament made from the actual copper Whalehead Club shingles. View a few of the ornaments below.
To purchase a 2010 Whalehead Club ornament or a past year, click here.
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