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Hillcrest Country Club, also known as Avalon Country Club, is a historic country club located in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. The 18 hole golf course was designed by Bill Diddel and was built in 1924. The clubhouse was built in 1929–1930, and renovated in 2000. It is a three-story, Mission Revival style with tall arched openings, and a low tile roof with bracketed eaves. Also on the property are the contributing swimming pool (1934), well house, and water pump.
Woodstock Country Club is a historic country club and national historic district located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was developed between 1923 and 1956 and includes the 1923 Colonial Revival clubhouse expanded in 1957 and 1988. It consists of a central block with flanking wings and a three-arch porte cochere. Also on the property are the contributing main swimming pool and upper and lower tennis courts. The golf course was originally designed in 1899 and reconstructed in 1927-1928 by Bill Diddel.
Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 25 resources, including 11 contributing buildings, one contributing site, four contributing structures, eight non-contributing buildings, and one non-contributing structure.
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Prentis Park is a city park in Vermillion, South Dakota. It is a rectangular 20-acre (8.1 ha) park located on the block bounded by Plum Street, Main Street, Clark Street, and Prentis Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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- 1 2 "Weekly list of October 9, 2015". National Park Service.
- ↑ Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet (June 4, 2015). "Fifteen sites across Kentucky nominated for National Register of Historic Places". Kentucky Forward.
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