The Whalehead Club was built by Edward Collins Knight, Jr., an executive with the Pennsylvania Railroad and American
Sugar Refinery.
The materials used in construction were shipped by barge from Norfolk, Virginia. The Whalehead Club was the first home in Currituck County to have a basement, elevator, and swimming pool. The house has five chimneys and features cork floors, courduroy walls, and a copper roof.
Mr. Knight was a member of the prestigious Lighthouse Club. However,..........
