National Historic Landmark · Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Atalaya

Added to the National Register in 1984, and a National Historic Landmark.

Atalaya
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressOff US 17, Murrells Inlet, SC
CountyGeorgetown County
ListedSep 7, 1984
Listed forArchitecture, Art
Level of significanceNational
Also known asAtalaya Castle; Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens
Reference number84002045
ArchitectArcher Milton Huntington
StyleMoorish Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Register of Historic Places contributing property

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressOff US 17, Murrells Inlet, SC
Coordinates33.5139° N, 79.0853° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Public land around it

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAbout 1 mile away38,344 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

Local history books for Georgetown County

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  • The life & times of Georgetown Sea Captain Abram Jones Slocum, 1861-1914
    Robert McAlister, 2012
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Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina

  • Classic Carolina road trips from Columbia
    Thomas M. Poland, 2014
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  • Columbia Civil War landmarks
    Tom (Historian) Elmore, 2011
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  • Touring the Carolinas' Civil War sites
    Clint Johnson, 2011
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  • A tour of historic Sullivan's Island
    Cindy Lee, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Atalaya listed on the National Register?

Sep 7, 1984. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Atalaya?

Archer Milton Huntington, working in the Moorish Revival architecture and Mediterranean Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Atalaya?

Off US 17, Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Atalaya?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there a wildfire near Atalaya right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest C-74 Fm Rx, 49 miles away.

Source: Map

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 84002045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.