Flat Rock Historic District Explained

Flat Rock Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:W of East Flat Rock, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.2717°N -82.4614°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Stick/eastlake, Second Empire, Gothic
Added:October 15, 1973
Refnum:73001352
Increase Refnum:14001176
Increase:February 27, 2015

Flat Rock Historic District is a national historic district located at Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 55 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site associated with estates centering on the ambitious summer houses of the prominent Charlestonians. The homes includes notable examples of Stick Style / Eastlake movement, Second Empire, and Gothic Revival residential architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, also known as Connemara (Rock Hill). Other notable estates include Mountain Lodge, Argyle, Beaumont, Tall Trees (Greenlawn), Many Pines, Chanteloupe, Teneriffe, Rutledge Cottage, Dunroy, Treholm-Rhett House home of George Trenholm, Kenmure (Glenroy), Vincennes (Elliott House) home of William Elliott, Sallie Parker House, Enchantment, Bonclarken (Heidleberg), Saluda Cottages (San Souci), Tranquility, and the Rhue House. Also located in the district is St. John-in-the-Wilderness church and rectory, the Old Post Office, Woodfield Inn (Farmer's Hotel), The Lowndes Place (State Theater of North Carolina).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973; its boundaries were adjusted in 2015.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit. Flat Rock Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1973. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.