City Park Golf Course is a public
golf course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...
in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties ...
, and was the first public golf course and the city's only public course until the mid-1950s. The short, 34-par, nine-hole course was completed in 1926 and officially opened in 1928.
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five photos and two maps
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The historic area comprising the golf course, the clubhouse and the old pump house, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2002.
See also
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References
External links
City Park Golf Course at National Park Service
Buildings and structures in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Golf clubs and courses in Louisiana
Sports venues in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tourist attractions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
National Register of Historic Places in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Golf clubs and courses on the National Register of Historic Places
1928 establishments in Louisiana
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