East Potomac Golf Course: Cultural Landscape Inventory, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service

Garrison S and Lester M. 2016. East Potomac Golf Course: Cultural Landscape Inventory, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 600105. NPS National Capital Region. National Capital Region/ CLI Database

The East Potomac Park Golf Course cultural landscape was created from the swampy marshland of the reclaimed Potomac River flats in the late 19th century. Today, the East Potomac Park Golf Course is situated on the peninsula encompassed by the Potomac River and the Washington Channel. The cultural landscape is bordered by Hains Point to the south, Ohio Drive to the east and west, and Buckeye Drive to the north. It comprises three different, adjacent courses totaling 36 holes. The courses are supplemented with a driving range, four practice putting greens, a miniature golf course, and two field house wings. The East Potomac Park Golf Course cultural landscape retains integrity from its period of significance (1917-1941). The landscape retains most of the significant features associated with land use, topography, views and vistas, vegetation patterns, buildings and structures, spatial organization, and circulation from its period of significance. It does not retain any contributing small-scale features from its period of significance.

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Published Report
Authors
Garrison, Shannon; Lester, Molly
Date of Issue
2016
Publisher
NPS National Capital Region
Units
EAPO , NAMA , NCR
Keywords
cherry trees, Civilian Conservation Corps, East Potomac Golf Course, East Potomac Park, Equality, Golden Age of Golf, Golf Course, Golf Course Architecture, Hains Point, Harold Ickes, Historic Designed Landscape, National Capital Region, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Public Golf, Recreation, S.G. Leoffler, Segregation, Walter Travis, Washington DC Recreation, William F. Gordon, William Flynn

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