Lake Toxaway in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Greystone Inn
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 14, 2019
1. The Greystone Inn Marker
“The Moltz Mansion”
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 35° 8.458′ N, 82° 57.159′ W. Marker is in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. Marker is on Greystone Lane, 0.1 miles north of West Shore Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Greystone Ln, Lake Toxaway NC 28747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lake Toxaway United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Baccus Lodge c. 1907 (approx. 2.9 miles away); NASA Tracking (approx. 6.8 miles away); What's in a Name? (approx. 7.2 miles away); Rosman Today (approx. 7.2 miles away); Making a Living (approx. 7.2 miles away); Rosman Schools (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Queen City (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Toxaway.
Regarding The Greystone Inn. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The main block was completed in 1915 by Lucy Camp Armstrong,wife of George Ferguson Armstrong, a prominent Savannah shipping and minerals magnate. Between 1915 and 1932 Mrs. Armstrong, later Mrs. Moltz, added a large dining room, extensive kitchen and free-standing library building. Although the Lake Toxaway resort declined after the bursting of the dam in 1916, Mrs. Armstrong remained as a permanent resident until shortly before her death in 1970. The building is illustrative of the life style of wealthy southerners who spent summers in the mountains of western North Carolina in the company of their peers. The Armstrong-Moltz house with its Swiss-influenced vernacular style, was designed to take advantage of mountain views and to capture the colors and materials of the surrounding terrain.
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Also see . . .
1. A Biography of Lucy Camp Armstrong Moltz. First in a three-part biography on the socialite, who was connected to two other well-known residences in the South. (Historic Toxaway Foundation) (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. The Evolution Of The Moltz Mansion. How the mansion became an inn after Lucy Camp Armstrong Moltz' death in 1970. (Historic Toxaway Foundation) (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
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2. Hillmont/Armstrong-Moltz House
National Register of Historic Places
Inventory Nomination Form
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Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, October 14, 2019
3. The Greystone Inn Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
