Historic Structure Report: Connemara Main House
Jones TH. 2005. Historic Structure Report: Connemara Main House. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia
Originally called Rock Hill, Connemara is located in Flat Rock, one of the earliest and the most-famous of the summer resort communities that have been a feature of western North Carolina since before the Civil War. This report contains historical and architectural data for the Connemara Main House, as well as recommendations for treatment of the house. The Main House at Connemara was built in the late 1830s by Christopher Memminger, a wealthy lawyer and politician from Charleston. Carl Sandburg and his wife bought the estate in the fall of 1945 and spend some of his most productive years here, until his death in 1967. The house is an example of early Greek Revival style. The house is primarily used as an exhibit for interpreting the life and work of Carl Sandburg.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jones, Tommy
- Date of Issue
- 2005-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CARL , HIST , SER
- Keywords
- Carl Sandburg, Civil War, Connemara, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Maintenance, Management, Reconstruction, Restoration, Rock Hill
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 005146: Main House (005146)