23 ROOMS, 7 BATHS Flat Top Manor The Estate that Moses & Bertha Built The couple's blend of morality, planning and civic responsibility lives on in a property that Bertha Cone did all she could to keep from becoming part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, much less the signature attraction that is undergoing major renovations today. By MARLA HARDEE MILLING Photos courtesy of NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Flat Top Manor maintained its stately appearance in this 1953 photo, when it had become Blue Ridge Parkway property. INSET: Moses and Bertha Cone in a photo from the 1890s. MAY/JUNE 2021 21