Boar's Head Resort

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The Boar's Head Resort, formerly known as the Boar's Head Inn, is a hotel and resort usually described as being in Charlottesville, Virginia but in fact located in Albemarle County, Virginia just outside the city. The resort is situated on {{convert|573|acre|sqmi}} and includes a golf course (the Birdwood Golf Course), 26 tennis courts, and a spa and fitness center.{{cite web |title=Boar's Head Resort |url=https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/the-boars-head/ |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |publisher=Historic Hotels of America}}{{cite news|title=Unique setting and top-shelf amenities|newspaper=Sunday News|date=August 26, 2012|page=P6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50615835/unique-setting-and-top-shelf-amenities/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The hotel was built in 1962 and 1963 based on a design by architects Johnson, Craven & Gibson. As a centerpiece for the hotel, an 1835 grist mill, known for many years as the Eulus Mill,{{cite news|title=The Boar's Head Inn Dates Back To 1834|newspaper=The Charlottesville Observer|date=July 3, 1979|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50614964/the-boars-head-inn-dates-back-to-1834/}} was dismantled and moved to the property.{{cite news|title=Ancient Mill To Become Part of Luxury Inn|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=July 17, 1962|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50613609/ancient-mill-to-become-part-of-luxury/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Construction Was Begun|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=October 16, 1977|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50613756/construction-was-begun/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Treadway Project, Boar's Head Inn In Virginia|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=January 6, 1963|page=20A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50613333/boars-head-inn/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Wallowing in luxury: Boar's Head Inn welcomes guests to the village|newspaper=Bennington Banner|date=September 4, 1999|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50612195/boars-head-inn/|via=Newspapers.com}} The Boar's Head opened in 1964 with 54 rooms.{{cite news|title=Advertisement|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=July 26, 1964|page=H7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50614202/boars-head-inn/|via=Newspapers.com}} It was expanded in 1979 with 73 additional rooms and two additional meeting areas.{{cite news|title=New Section of Boar's Head Inn|newspaper=The Observer|date=July 3, 1979|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50614629/boars-head-inn/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1989, owner John Rogan sold the Boar's Head to the University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation (UREF).{{cite news|title=UVa foundation takes over direct control of facility|newspaper=The Observer|date=February 21, 1991|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50612659/uva-foundation-takes-over-direct/|via=Newspapers.com}} UREF lent $10 million to the Boar's head in 1999 to finance renovations and improvements to guest rooms, restaurants, common areas, and athletic facilities.

The Boar's Head Inn was later re-branded as the Boar's Head Resort. In 2012, the property underwent a $9-million renovation of its guest rooms.{{cite news|title=Boar's Head Inn resort wrapping up renovation|newspaper=The Progress-Index|date=April 23, 2012|page=B10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50616115/boars-head-inn/|via=Newspapers.com}}