Photo courtesy of Henderson County Travel & Tourism.
Photo courtesy Flat Rock.
Sights & Sounds
Activities & Interests
Historic Flat Rock
The Village of Flat Rock, considered "the Little Charleston of the Mountains," originated in the early nineteenth century as a summer retreat for wealthy families from Charleston and Europe, as well as some of the South's leading plantation owners. Most of the old estate homes still stand, surrounded by wide lawns, gardens, white pillar porches, and towering trees. The entire Flat Rock district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Flat Rock is built around a tremendous outcrop of granite which is said to have been the site of Cherokee gatherings. Though much rock has been blasted away for use in highway construction, the main rock can be found on the grounds of the Flat Rock Playhouse.
Places of interest within Historic Flat Rock include the St. John in the Wilderness Chapel, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, and the Flat Rock Playhouse.
Location
Historic Flat Rock is located three miles south of Hendersonville, NC off of the Greenville Hwy/Route 225 (formerly US 25).
For more information, contact:
Henderson County Travel & Tourism
Visitor Center
201 South Main Street
Hendersonville, NC 28792
800-828-4244
(828) 693-9708
Also Nearby
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
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13 miles
The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, near Robbinsville, NC, preserves one of the largest stands of old-growth trees in the eastern U.S.
- Scottish Tartans Museum
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22 miles
The Scottish Tartans Museum in Franklin, NC displays over 500 tartans and serves as a Scottish Heritage Center for the region.
- Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum
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22 miles
The Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum houses thousands of gems, minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, and sea shells.
