Ryder Hall, also known as the Mountain Manor Hotel and Cloud Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1909, as a girls' dormitory for the Saluda Seminary that operated until 1922. It is a 2+12-story, "H"-plan, Colonial Revival style frame building sheathed in weatherboard. It has a gambrel roof with shed-roof dormers and features full-width one-story shed roof porches on the front and rear elevations. It housed a public school until 1927, then was converted to a hotel. It was converted to a single-family dwelling after 1992.[2]

Ryder Hall
Ryder Hall, September 2012
Ryder Hall is located in North Carolina
Ryder Hall
Ryder Hall is located in the United States
Ryder Hall
Location305 Seminary St., Saluda, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′14″N 82°20′35″W / 35.23722°N 82.34306°W / 35.23722; -82.34306
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectThompson, William L.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.05001033[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2005

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clay Griffith (May 2005). "Ryder Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.