Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District

Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District

Bernard and Thelma Boyd House (1954), March 2007
Location Roughly bounded by Rocky Ridge Rd., Country Club Rd., Laurel Hill Rd., Laurel Hill Cir., and Buttons Dr.; also portions of Country Club Rd., Laurel Hill Rd., and Ledge Ln., and all of Round Hill Rd. Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°54′21″N 79°02′18″W / 34.90583°N 79.03833°W / 34.90583; -79.03833Coordinates: 34°54′21″N 79°02′18″W / 34.90583°N 79.03833°W / 34.90583; -79.03833
Area 570 acres (230 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect Carr, George Watts; Sprinkle, William Van; Webb, James; Matsumoto, G.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, International Style, Ranch
NRHP Reference # 89001039, 07001501 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP August 8, 1989, January 30, 2008 (Boundary Increase)

Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District is a national historic district located at Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Chapel Hill. The district developed in two periods, 1928-1930 and 1936-1960, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and International Style architecture.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary L. Reeb (March 1989). "Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. M. Ruth Little (July 2007). "Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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