Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens

Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens
Nearest city: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Built: 1931
Architect: Archer Milton Huntington; William Thompson; Anna Hyatt Huntington
Governing body: Mixed private and state
NRHP Reference#: 84002045 and 78002510
Designated NHL: October 5, 1992

Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens is a historical site including the Atalaya Castle and a portion of Brookgreen Gardens, in South Carolina, United States. The area is associated with "the historical and artistic significance of Anna Hyatt Huntington" and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[1][2]

The size of the landmarked area is 551 acres (2.23 km2) out of approximately 9,000 acres (36 km2) of Brookgreen Gardens, including the formal sculpture gardens but excluding "the natural landscape, wetlands, and the archaeological portions of the entire Brookgreen Garden area and the rest of the property owned by the Huntingtons".[2]

The two sites had been listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and 1978, respectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1876&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  2. ^ a b Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (April 15, 1992). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Atalaya and Brookgreen GardensPDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 26 photos, exterior and interior, from 1992PDF (32 KB)
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