The Whalehead Club

Knight's wife, Marie Louise LeBel, was an accomplished hunter.

She convinced her husband to purchase the Lighthouse Club property and construct the most opulent hunt club ever built on the Currituck Sound.

The Knight's lived and entertained in grand style at the Club. Numbered and signed Tiffany lighting fixtures hung in the dining room and great room. The custom made dining room table and chairs were carved with a waterlily design. The handles and hinges on the windows and doors are molded in the shape of waterlily buds.

After the Knights, the property was purchased by Ray Adams, a wealthy meat packer. He used the club in the winter as a hunting club and during the summer as a retreat --especially for Congressmen and Washington, DC society. During World War II, the US Coast Guard used it as a recreational and training site.

Throughout the years, much of the original grandeur has disappeared.

Today --happily-- restoration is under way. The Whalehead Club, original boat house and pedestrian footbridge are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Whalehead Club and adjoining 28 acres of land, including the boat house and pedestrian footbridge, were purchased by Currituck County in October, 1992. Later, 10 additional acres were purchsed, providing 38 acres of prime soundfront property for public use. The Whalehead Club will be the home and grand showcase of the Currituck Wildlife Museum.

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