The American Club is a luxury

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and

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located in

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. It is owned and operated by the

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. It has received various awards, including the Top 100 Golf Resorts by ''

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'' magazine, and is the

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's only

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Five Diamond Resort Hotel. It is now part of

Destination Kohler Destination Kohler is the hospitality and real estate arm of the Kohler Company, and the tourism promotion agency for the Village of Kohler, Wisconsin. Properties Lodging The American Club Destination Kohler owns and operates a resort in Ko ...

. The American Club is a member of

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, the official program of the

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Site

The American Club is located in the former company town

, which was founded by Walter J. Kohler, the son of

Kohler Co. Kohler Co., founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin. Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and g ...

founder John Michael Kohler. Initially built around the manufacturing plant to meet the needs of the growing workforce it became an independently functioning village and was incorporated as such in 1912 as the Village of Kohler. The famous landscape architect

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was involved into the planning of the village layout.

Architecture

In 1924, or even a couple years prior, the planning was commissioned to architect

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of ''Brust & Philipp'' in

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. He used the Tudor Revival-style as an inspiration.

History

The American Club hotel was built in 1918 to house the Kohler Company's immigrant workers. Nearby

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and

Blackwolf Run Blackwolf Run is a golf course complex in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is one of two golf destinations associated with The American Club, owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company. The other is the Whistling Straits complex in nearby Haven. Opened in ...

golf courses are affiliated with The American Club. It was listed on the

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in 1978. With

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Architecture

History

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