Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

  • Also Known As: Connemara

  • Address: Little River Rd
  • Vicinity: W of Greenville Hwy
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

A Poet of the People

Carl Sandburg provided a popular voice for the American people of the twentieth century and still speaks to us through his words, songs and the beauty and serenity of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Carl Sandburg
1945/00/00
1967/00/00

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Particulars for Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site:
Historic Use Agricultural fields
Area of Significance Agriculture
Historic Use Animal facility
Agriculture Type Dairy Farm
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Literature
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 17th October 1968

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Registry Address: W of Flat Rock
Registry Number: 68000013
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 246
Contributing Buildings: 25
Contributing Structures: 7
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Literature, Social history, Agriculture
Applicable Criteria: Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1945, 1967
Associated People: Sandburg,Carl
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Agricultural fields, Secondary structure, Animal facility
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Museum Park

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