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Mihaly's former part-time country estate and studio is called Castle Mont Rouge. [2] [18] The castle, located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, features onion domes like Eastern Orthodox churches and oxidized copper cupolas. [11] [19] Much rumor and lore has been built around the castle and its creator, Robert Mihaly.
The castle has been cited as a Disney-like fairytale castle, [18] [19] an abandoned or deserted castle, [20] a quirky North Carolina destination, [21] and the most bizarre building in North Carolina. [22] Much rumor and lore has been built around Castle Mont Rouge and its creator, Robert Mihaly.
Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District is a national historic district located near Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 29 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object associated with the Blue Ridge Assembly, conference center of the Young Men's Christian Association .
There is a castle buried at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head and half of it — 10 to 15 feet — has emerged due to shifting sands, according to park superintendent Joy Greenwood.
Asheboro was named after Samuel Ashe, the ninth governor of North Carolina (1795–1798), and became the county seat of Randolph County in 1796. [6] It was a small village in the 1800s, with a population of less than 200 through the Civil War; its main function was housing the county courthouse, and the town was most active when court was in session.
Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi (/ ˈ m iː h aɪ ˈ tʃ iː k s ɛ n t m iː ˌ h ɑː j iː / MEE-hy CHEEK-sent-mee-HAH-yee, Hungarian: Csíkszentmihályi Mihály Róbert, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃiːksɛntmihaːji ˈmihaːj] ⓘ; 29 September 1934 – 20 October 2021) was a Hungarian-American psychologist.
Unidentified man in a Confederate uniform. Contrary to newspaper accounts at the time, Dula did not serve in Colonel Zebulon Vance's 26th North Carolina Infantry regiment, he had instead served in the 42nd North Carolina Infantry regiment, under Company K. [9] Also, rumors that he "played the banjo" in the army band for Vance's benefit and entertained the colonel with his antics were false.
Robert Strange Country House, also known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1825, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, gable roofed, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rear ell and features a gable portico supported by two Tuscan order columns.