Charlton Leland

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Charlton Leland
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Charlton Leland, September 2012
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Location229 Greenville St., Saluda, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′0″N82°21′5″W / 35.23333°N 82.35139°W / 35.23333; -82.35139 Coordinates: 35°14′0″N82°21′5″W / 35.23333°N 82.35139°W / 35.23333; -82.35139
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Builtc. 1896 (1896), 1914
Built byLuther Thompson
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000225 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2006

Charlton Leland, also known as the Dr. E.B Goelet House and Saluda Inn, is a historic home located at Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1896, as a 2+12-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a wraparound porch. It was enlarged and remodeled in the Colonial Revival style when converted to an inn in 1914. It rests on an ashlar-face stone foundation and is capped by a gable-on-hip roof with a prominent front gable. The building houses a retreat house known as the Saluda Inn. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clay Griffith (December 2005). "Charlton Leland" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.