Augusta National Golf Club/Fruitlands

Augusta National Golf Club occupies the former Fruitlands estate on Washington Road in Augusta. At its center is a two-story concrete plantation house built in 1854 by indigo planter Dennis Redmond. It has broad verandas, a hipped roof and a cupola, and it is described as the first concrete house in the South. Redmond published its plans in an 1857 journal article. In 1857-58 the Belgian horticulturist L.E.M. Berckmans acquired the property and developed a nursery that became the most famous in the South. Many of its plantings survive, including magnolias, azaleas, a privet hedge and rare specimen trees. In 1930 Bobby Jones and associates bought the estate, and work on the course began in 1931 under Jones and Dr. Alistair Mackenzie. Each hole is named for a dominant plant. The house became the clubhouse, with wings added and interiors altered. The club hosts the Masters Tournament, and a cottage was built for President Eisenhower around 1952.