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Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm

Flat Rock, North Carolina
County of Henderson.
S.R. 1123, 0.25 mile west of Flat Rock
National Register Number: 68000013
 Resource type: District.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Congressional District: NC-11 Certified Local Government: NO
This NHL offers public access.
Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
Current use/information: House Museum.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - May 23, 1968):
Sandburg, the poet, novelist, and writer of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Lincoln, lived here from 1945 until his death in 1967. C.G. Memminger, the builder of the house, was Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederacy.

Condition:
The landmark is in "good condition" and the park continues to implement the actions detailed in the General Management Plan.

There are no changes since the last reporting period.


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