Pinehurst, North Carolina
| Pinehurst, North Carolina | |
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| Village | |
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Mystic Cottage (1900), historic building in the district
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| Nickname(s): The Home of American Golf | |
 Location in Moore County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°11′46″N 79°27′51″W / 35.19611°N 79.46417°WCoordinates: 35°11′46″N 79°27′51″W / 35.19611°N 79.46417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Municipality | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nancy Fiorillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.9 sq mi (38.6 km2) |
| • Land | 14.3 sq mi (37.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,124 |
| • Density | 880/sq mi (340/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 28370, 28374 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-51940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021933 |
| Website | www |
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Pinehurst Historic District
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| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001361 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
| Designated NHLD | June 19, 1996 |
Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,124. It is home of the historic golf resort, Pinehurst Resort. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design (by Frederick Law Olmsted) and its significance in the history of golf in the United States.
In 1895, James Walker Tufts purchased 500 acres (2.0 km2), and eventually purchased an additional 5,500 acres (22 km2), of land for approximately $1.25 per acre in the North Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means". Tufts retained Frederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a pictureseque central green.
Originally dubbed Tuftstown during development, Tuftstown became the village of Pinehurst, and home of the Pinehurst Resort. In 1890, the village became a municipality.
The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897-1898. The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. The best known course, Pinehurst No. 2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907. Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915. The resort now has nine golf courses, three hotels, a spa, and extensive sports and leisure facilities.
In 1999, National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using lawsuits to prevent local businesses from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses. The village council sought a written guarantee from the Pinehurst Resort that it would not force any business in the village to remove the name "Pinehurst" from its name unless the business is a direct competitor. The request came a week later in a local newspaper. The village also sued the resort over control of the name shared between the resort and village.
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