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Claus Ruben Moberg (1908-1994)

Claus Ruben Moberg was born on Aug. 15, 1908, Providence, Rhode Island and was the son of Claus Arvid and Ellen Marie Sand Moberg. As a young boy, Mr. Moberg lived for a few years in Goteborg, Sweden.

Claus Moberg was a student of the Rhode Island School of Design and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture from Yale University in 1932. He was a licensed architect in several states, including Florida and North Carolina. He also served as a Commander, United States Navy, World War II.

In 1944, Mr. Moberg married Rosalie Jean (Jean) Davis, an interior designer and opera singer. They had four boys, John Arvid "Jack" Moberg, Richard “Dick” Sand Moberg, Kent Davis Moberg and Steven Wall Moberg.

Mr. Moberg first practiced architecture in Providence, Rhode Island before moving to Hollywood, Florida where he ran a successful architecture firm. He designed hospitals, schools, apartments, community buildings, churches, country clubs and residences. Several of his works appeared in national publications.

He was a member of the American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architecture,

and an elder in the Presbyterian Church, Kiwanian (President). He later divided his time between Hollywood, Florida and "Crestwood", Blowing Rock, North Carolina. His Blowing Rock home is now "The Inn at Crestwood: Resort, Spa and Restaurant."

While in Blowing Rock, Mr. Moberg connected with the developers Grover Robbins and Harry Robbins. The Robbins brothers realized that Claus Moberg could best express their vision in the architecture for their developments and contracted him to design numerous structures in the 1960’s through the 1980’s at Hound Ears Country Club, Beech Mountain and Elk River Country Club. Additionally, many property owners in these developments contracted Mr. Moberg to design their residences. These commissions, along with others, made him a very prominent architect in the development of the High Country in the mid-late twentieth Century.

Mr. Moberg died in 1994, in Blowing Rock, North Carolina and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock.

The Architecture of Claus Moberg

Claus Ruben Moberg was a prominent architect in Florida and North Carolina in the mid-late twentieth century. Much of his work, especially in Florida, is characteristic of the mid-century modern style with clean horizontal lines and flat roofs. His work in the High Country area of North Carolina is influenced by the mountainous terrain, the community development of the time period and has Bavarian influences in its forms, high pitched roofs, unique chimneys and ornamentation. The Bavarian style was synergistic with the ski resorts that were developing in the area. Mr. Moberg was commissioned to design several country clubs and significant public structures for those developments. It is believed that developer, Harry Robbins, requested the Bavarian influence, and Mr. Moberg embraced this aesthetic in his detailed designs. Mr. Moberg also designed many buildings and residences for other people and developers.

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