{"nrhp_refnum":"95001155","name":"Satulah Mountain Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by NC 28, Satulah, Brooks, Worley, Warren and Old Walhalla Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highlands","county":"Macon County","state":"NC","lat":35.04109338650005,"lon":-83.19714099343054,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-10-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential neighborhood of mostly vacation houses on and around Satulah Mountain in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, with 70 resources including houses, outbuildings, gardens, roads and a summit trail. The majority of its houses were built from 1900 to 1940, most in the 1930s.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its architecture and social history as a resort neighborhood. Its houses blend with the mountain setting, and several, including the Eskrigge House and Joe Webb's round pole log houses, are described as significant local examples. The landscape, with curvilinear roads, terraced gardens and stone walls, is presented as a design achievement tied to the resort development of Highlands.","narrative":"Satulah Mountain Historic District is a residential neighborhood on the slopes of Satulah Mountain above Highlands in Macon County, North Carolina. Its houses were built mainly between 1900 and 1940, most in the 1930s, as summer and resort homes during the growth of Highlands as a tourist town. Dwellings follow the contours of the mountain and are built of local stone, logs, wood shingles and weatherboard, with native rhododendron, hemlock and white pine surrounding them. Curving unpaved roads, terraced stone gardens and long driveways with stone pillars give the district a picturesque, Olmsted-influenced setting. Local builder Joe Webb's round pole log houses, the English-Tudor-inspired Eskrigge House of 1908 to 1911, designed by New Orleans architect Samuel Labouisse, and the Sloan House gardens are among the district's notable features. The district is regarded as an intact collection of resort architecture from 1885 to 1945.","period_of_significance":"1885-1945","architect_builder":"Labouisse, Samuel (architect); Webb, Joe (builder)","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman; Rustic Revival; American Four-Square; Queen Anne; Tudor; Italianate; Mediterranean","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most exterior alterations adapted seasonal houses to year-round use, including storm windows and aluminum or vinyl siding; the district retains its rural setting.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.339879-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/7211/47721136/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/95001155.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721136","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satulah_Mountain_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18157915"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/macon-county/satulah-mountain-historic-district-95001155/"}