Pinehurst, NC Ramble

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If you prefer to purchase tickets on-site, our registration table will be open from 11am-2pm at Thistle Dhu Estate, 12 Barrett Rd E, Pinehurst.

PARKING NOTE: There is no parking on-site at Thistle Dhu Estate. Guests should plan to park and walk for the day. The parking sites listed below are central to all tour locations. Anticipate walking up to 10 minutes to Thistle Dhu Estate from the parking areas. Participants with mobility issues can be dropped off at Thistle Dhu Estate.

• The Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst Resort, 80 Carolina Vista Drive
• The Holly Inn, 155 Cherokee Road
• Street Parking is also abundant around the village center.
  Use The Villager Deli as a landmark: 6 Chinquapin Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374

Join Preservation North Carolina for a Ramble Around Pinehurst!

Discover the beauty of the NC Sandhills and the village of Pinehurst which is steeped in history beyond its world-famous golf courses. The concentric, tree-lined streets feature sidewalks of brick and sand, crushed bluestone drives, and a variety of architectural styles in its historic homes and buildings. PNC holds protective covenants on several important buildings in Moore County and our friends at the Pines Preservation Guild are doing even more to protect the community’s rich historic resources from rapid development.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

10-11: OPEN HOUSE at Free Liberty Church in Addor (1880) (no registration required)
151 Hammond Road, Aberdeen, NC 28315
Visit this sweet Victorian church built around 1890, protected by Preservation North Carolina. Owners Abby and Trey Brothers are renovating the church and chronicling the journey on Instagram. Stop by to see the incredible interior details and witness preservation-in-progress! 

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10-11: Guided Orientation Tours (Included with Ramble Ticket – select during purchase)
Choose from three different simultaneous special tour options to help orient you to the history and architecture of Moore County prior to the Ramble. LIMITED TO 25 EACH:

* Jackson Hamlet Walk & Learn
Sybil Russ and Monica Woodley will guide you around the African American enclave of Jackson Hamlet and discuss the history of the community that developed due to segregation of the Black workers who could not live in or patronize the Pinehurst resort. Tour stops will include the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church; the Foster’s Tourist Home (a Green Book site); the site of the Rosenwald School (no longer standing); and more. Want to learn more about Jackson Hamlet? Click here to listen to an NPR report on the neighborhood!

* Pinehurst Brewing Co. Adaptive Reuse Tour
Go behind the scenes with Todd Snyder of Progressive Contracting Company to tour the renovated Pinehurst Power Plant (1895), now the thriving Pinehurst Brewing Co.

* Landscape Architecture at Pinehurst – NO AVAILABLE SPOTS!
Join Pinehurst No. 2 Superintendent John Jeffreys for an in-depth look at the rich landscape history and restoration of the world-class course, including the contributions of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and Donald Ross. According to The Cultural Landscape Foundation, “the Village of Pinehurst, as a National Historic Landmark (“NHL”), holds enormous significance in the history of landscape design.  As the only NHL in America whose landscape significance is derived from the contributions of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and then Warren H. Manning, Pinehurst represents an iconic example of resort and community planning.” 

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11-3: Pinehurst Ramble ($50 Ticket)
Start the day at the grand Thistle Dhu Estate (1919). Built for James Wells Barber, the estate garden was the original site of “America’s first miniature golf course,” designed by Edward H. Wiswell. Additional Ramble sites will include The Village Chapel (1924), Sandhills Woman’s Exchange (1895), Juniper Cottage (1896), Ivy Point Cottage (1920), Liscombe Cottage (1927), and more!

3-4:30: Exclusive Closing Reception (Included with Ramble Ticket)
Close out your day in Pinehurst with Preservation NC and fellow tour attendees at a special reception at Mystic Cottage (1899), built as a “model cottage” and the first Pinehurst home of Leonard Tufts, the son and successor of Pinehurst founder James W. Tufts. Mystic Cottage was altered through the years and converted to apartments and then commercial use before being purchased in 2013 and beautifully restored as a residence by Noel Crook and Richard Moore.

Preservation NC Rambles give you the chance to explore the historic homes and buildings of a NC community inside and out — and at your own pace! We’ve partnered with property owners and community leaders to share multiple beautiful and interesting historic properties in a single day.

Thank You To Our Sponsors To Date!

SILVER LEVEL
BRONZE LEVEL
BENEFACTOR LEVEL
Jeff Oberhaus and Brent Wishart, Henderson
FRIEND LEVEL
Lloyd Jones and Jeff Cherry, Raleigh	Jen and Mick Circeo, Southern Pines	John Farrell, Pinehurst	Nancy Gadd, Belmont
Esther Hall, Raleigh	Marion and Rich Killoran, Winston-Salem	Melanie Markulics/ Collision Refinish Specialists, Pinehurst	Liz May/Home & Farm Realty, Southern Pines
Mary Meier, Aberdeen