The Rock House
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
The Rock House is a circa-1785, four-story Revolutionary War fortification with three-foot walls and surviving gun ports.
Best for
- Revolutionary War history
- historic architecture
- Stokes County heritage research
- visiting a former militia fortification
Specialties
- Revolutionary War history
- historic fortification architecture
- Stokes County local history
What makes them different
- Four-story structure including a basement and attic
- Three-foot-thick walls and surviving gun ports
- Used as a fort, militia headquarters, and rallying point during the Revolutionary War
- Completed circa 1785 by Captain John Martin
- Seven-foot-four-inch steel security fence with period-style pointed finials
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1048 Flat Rock Rd, Pinnacle, NC 27043
- Website
- http://www.sc-hs.org/rock-house.php
Services
- historic landmark preservation
- historical interpretation
- heritage education