American Club (Kohler, Wisconsin)

The American Club is a luxury spa and resort located in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the Kohler Company. It has received various awards, including the Top 100 Golf Resorts by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, and is the Midwest's only AAA Five Diamond Resort Hotel.[2][3] It is now part of Destination Kohler. The American Club is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[4]

American Club
The entrance to the American Club
Location419 Highland Drive
Kohler, Wisconsin
 United States
Coordinates43°44′23″N 87°46′51″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectRichard Philipp[1]
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.78000141[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978

Site

The American Club is located in the former company town Kohler, Wisconsin, which was founded by Walter J. Kohler, the son of Kohler Co. 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.[5] The famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was involved into the planning of the village layout.[6]

Architecture

In 1924, or even a couple years prior, the planning was commissioned to architect Richard Philipp of Brust & Philipp in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He used the Tudor Revival-style as an inspiration.[7]

History

The American Club hotel was built in 1918 to house the Kohler Company's immigrant workers.[8][9][10]

Nearby Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run golf courses are affiliated with The American Club.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][11]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "The American Club". Five Star Alliance. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. "AAA Five-Diamond Hotels 2007". About.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. "The American Club, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. https://kohlervillage.org/visitors/village-history/
  6. Media, Beth Dippel For Sheboygan Press. "Olmsted shaped, planned Village of Kohler". The Sheboygan Press. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  7. "Hotel History in Kohler, Wisconsin | The American Club". Historic Hotels Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  8. "Our Story". Destination Kohler. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  9. "The American Club". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. Rempe, Beverly (1977-12-08). "The American Club". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  11. Beverly Rempe (December 8, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Club". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2020. With accompanying two photos from 1977
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