Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
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courtesy of the National Park Service |
Contact Information:
81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, NC 28731
828-693-4178
http://www.nps.gov/carl/
Size: 264 acres
Location: In Flat Rock, NC, 3 miles south of Hendersonville, off US 25.
Description: "Connemara" was the farm home of the noted poet-author for the last 22 years of his life (1945-1967). During his residence here, he published more than one-third of his works. The historic site consists of a 22-room house, barns, sheds, rolling pastures, mountainside woods, walking/hiking trails, two small lakes, ponds, flower and vegetable gardens, and an orchard.
Activities: Guided tours of the historic Carl Sandburg Home offer a glimpse inside the Sandburgs' lives. Thirty minute house tours are offered daily, except Christmas day. Tours begin at 9:30am; the last tour departs at 4:30pm. From Memorial Day until October and weekends throughout the year, tours are offered every half an hour. November through Memorial Day, tours are offered once an hour on the half-hour only. From June until mid-August, live performances of Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories and excerpts from the Broadway play, The World of Carl Sandburg, are presented at the park amphitheater. Visitors can also enjoy a visit to the historic barn where the Connemara Farms' goat herd, representing the three breeds of goats Mrs. Sandburg raised at Connemara, can be seen. Rangers and volunteers are on hand to provide information about the goats and Mrs. Sandburg's dairy goat operation.Operating Hours: Park grounds, including the historic prison site and the National Cemetery, are open 365-days a year from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The National Prisoner of War Museum is open daily from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. except for the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (December 25th) and New Years Day (January 1st).
History: Authorized on October 17, 1968; established on October 27, 1972.
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