Historic Flat Rock, Inc.

08/28/2026

Many who live in Flat Rock pass by the stone columns along Greenville Highway, just southeast of St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, several times a week. The tilting columns stand as reminders of a once-grand home called Dolce Far Niente, built ca. 1837 by Thomas Lowndes. That home, and th

08/25/2026

Thank you so much for hosting this amazing Preservation Celebration weekend!

08/22/2026

We had 170 members in attendance at the Parish Hall at St. John in the Wilderness for our Annual Meeting. Afterwards we were treated to a reception and BBQ dinner catered by Michael and Elaine Thompson, owners of Piggy’s and Harry’s, who served up BBQ, chicken fingers, beans, coleslaw slaw mac and cheese and banana pudding.

08/17/2026

Do you have an amazing apple recipe? Put it to the test at the 2026 NC Apple Festival – Apple Recipe Contest.This event will be held on Friday, September 4th at the Henderson County Cooperative…

08/14/2026

More than 75 years ago, the cabin porches were already a favorite place to enjoy a peaceful summer evening. Some traditions are simply too good to change.

08/11/2026

Our first class filled up quickly, so we added a second one! Join us for this free library class covering the basics of home fermentation.

Mills River Library
Wednesday, August 24 from 1-2pm

Register online here: https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/17331862

08/06/2026

For as long as anyone can remember, Flat Rock has been a destination. Before European colonists began settling in the village, Cherokee families traveled from the Lowlands of South Carolina and Georgia to this expansive stretch of granite to trade and meet with the bands of the surrounding mountaino...

07/29/2026

Few people realize that the story of Highland Lake Inn did not begin with hospitality. It began with goats. And rice cakes. Long before Kerry Lindsey and his family transformed a rundown church camp into one of Western North Carolina's most distinctive destinations, they were quietly building one

07/25/2026

07/23/2026

The photographs in Images of America: Flat Rock illustrate the gorgeous homes and attractions of this National Historic Site, including the Flat Rock Playhouse and St. John in the Wilderness Church, the oldest Episcopal Church in western North Carolina.

Named for the great expanse of rock where the Cherokee Indians used to spend their summers, Flat Rock, North Carolina, is beautifully situated near the Continental Divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Flat Rock is known as “the Little Charleston of the Mountains,” thanks to the pioneering Lowcountry settlers who flocked to the area after the Revolutionary War. These prominent South Carolina families, drawn to the refreshing cool mountain air that offered relief from the steamy Charleston summers, purchased vast quantities of land and built grand estates for their residences or summer getaways.