Lives and locales bound by preservation
Anne “Annie” Guerard Coletta was born and raised in Charleston and spent her summers in Flat Rock, North Carolina, where her family has...

Charleston Mercury Staff
Jun 4, 2020


Argyle, since 1830
Seventh in a series on Flat Rock Alexander Campbell King, Jr. In front of Argyle. Recently, my husband, Sandy, and I had the most...

Charleston Mercury Staff
May 19, 2020


Mountain Lodge
Sixth in a series on Flat Rock Julien Smythe is no stranger to Flat Rock. His ancestors have a longstanding history with the area....

Charleston Mercury Staff
Apr 6, 2020


The Little Hill
Fourth in a series on Flat Rock The Little Hill has “always been a welcome place for everyone,” says Patty Laurens Adams. This beautiful...

Charleston Mercury Staff
Jul 15, 2019


Flat Rock’s Elliott Place
Second in a series “A house should have a purpose, as should all people,” says Marty Whaley Adams Cornwell, Charleston native and...

Charleston Mercury Staff
May 16, 2019


Connemara’s charm, Charleston connections
In the mid 1830s, Charles Memminger of Charleston ventured to Flat Rock is search of a summer home. Unable to find something that he...

Charleston Mercury Staff
Aug 12, 2015




