04/27/2024
The Southern Shores Historic Flat Top Cottage Tour owner network has announced the list of cottages that will be open at this year’s tour to be held on Saturday, April 27th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The 6th such tour of these historic flat tops in the Town of Southern Shores, proceeds will again benefit the Flat Top Preservation Fund of the Outer Banks Community Foundation, which provides funds for the preservation and maintenance of the historic flat top at 13 Skyline Road designed by Frank Stick and now owned by the Town of Southern Shores.
Purchaes tickets online or in person on the day of the tour from 10 AM to 1:30 PM at the tent located at Southern Shores Crossing at 1 Ocean Blvd. In person ticket purchases the day of the tour will be cash or check only.
Tickets cover admission to all 14 homes on the tour.
Purchase $10 Tickets Here Follow the SSHFTC Facebook Page
The list of cottages whose owners will open them for the tour are:
- 218 Ocean Blvd – Mackey Cottage
- 18 E. Dogwood Trail – Oh So Sandy (owned by Brian and Elizabeth Newman | managed by Beach Realty)
- 170 Ocean Blvd – Pink Perfection (Edith Pipkin Cottage)
- 169 Ocean Blvd – Atlantic Breezes
- 157 Ocean Blvd – Sea Breezes
- 23 Porpoise Run – Sokol/Clements Cottage
- 156 Wax Myrtle Trail – Clarke/Gudas Cottage
- 159 Wax Myrtle Trail – Falconer Cottage
- 142 Ocean Blvd – Seaquel
- 113 Ocean Blvd – the Knight Cottage
- 69 Ocean Blvd – Sea Spray Cottage
- 43 Ocean Blvd – Powell/Harritt Cottage
- 78 Skyline Road – Lambroff Cottage
- 13 Skyline Road – owned by the Town of Southern Shores
The Flat Top owners are grateful to the Outer Banks Community Foundation for all it has done for the community and in particular for working closely with us during each of our tours.
The tour celebrates the legacy of Frank Stick, beloved Outer Banks artist and developer, who obtained an option on the land that is now Southern Shores, and supervised the platting of lots, the installation of roads, and the design and erection of these mid-century flat top cottages. These now quaint architectural houses were reminiscent of the cottages he had seen in Florida, and were of cement block construction, with wide overhanging soffits, propped up shutters, and flat tar and gravel roofs, and made primarily of local materials.
