Goelet Memorial Library

Unique historic site offering a prime incoming-producing residential opportunity!  Originally constructed to house church activities and the community school, the site is currently apartments.

Historical Information

Built in 1908 to meet the growing needs of the mission school operated by the neighboring Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration — and named after Julia F. Goelet, the school’s founder whose bible rests in the structure’s cornerstone — the Goelet Memorial library operated as a school (until 1922), parish house and office for the church, library and community center until the 1950s.

The structure has since been remodeled into apartments, and is now seeking a new owner ready to save and rehabilitate this amazing property.  Prospective buyers would benefit from updating each of the apartment units but they are currently occupied.  Deferred maintenance items like exterior painting are needed with the buyer to inspect for any further work that may be necessary including the existing systems.

Area Information

Saluda is infamous among railroad enthusiasts for the Saluda Grade, the steepest standard-gauge mainline railway grade in the United States.  The town features a charming historic downtown with shopping and dining options, vibrant arts scene, and breathtaking natural beauty.  There are also historic sites, a variety of outdoor activities like hiking, birding and kayaking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, plus the annual Saluda Arts Festival.  Saluda is less than 20 minutes to East Flat Rock and about 40 minutes to Asheville and Spartanburg SC, and an hour to Greenville SC.  Some areas are still working through recovery efforts from the effects of Hurricane Helene.  Saluda is located in Polk county which was formed in 1855 from parts of Henderson and Rutherford counties, and named for William Polk, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War.