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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located at 81 Carl Sandburg Lane near Hendersonville in the village of Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg. Though a Midwesterner, Sandburg and his family moved to this home in 1945 for the peace and solitude required for his writing and the more than 30 acres (120,000 m2) of pastureland required for his wife, Lilian, to raise her champion dairy goats. Sandburg spent the last twenty-two years of his life on this farm and published more than a third of his works while he resided here. The 264-acre site includes the Sandburg residence, the goat farm, sheds, rolling pastures, mountainside woods, 5 miles (8 km) of hiking trails on moderate to steep terrain, two small lakes, several ponds, flower and vegetable gardens, and an apple orchard. Visitors to the site can tour the Sandburg residence and visit the dairy barn housing Connemara Farms' goat herd, representing the three breeds of goats Lilian Sandburg raised. From mid-June until mid-August, live performances of Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories and excerpts from the Broadway play, The World of Carl Sandburg, are presented at the park amphitheater.
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When was Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site listed on the National Register?
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1968.
What type of historic resource is Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site?
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.
What is the period of significance for Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site?
The period of significance for Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1945.
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