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Rigsbee's Rock House

Coordinates: 36°3′34″N 79°4′1″W / 36.05944°N 79.06694°W / 36.05944; -79.06694
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Rigsbee's Rock House
Rigsbee's Rock House, March 2007
Rigsbee's Rock House is located in North Carolina
Rigsbee's Rock House
Rigsbee's Rock House is located in the United States
Rigsbee's Rock House
LocationJct. of Lawrence Rd. and US 70W Bypass, near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates36°3′34″N 79°4′1″W / 36.05944°N 79.06694°W / 36.05944; -79.06694
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.88002026[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1988

Rigsbee's Rock House is a historic home and national historic district located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1929, and is a 1+12-story, rectangular, white flint rubble dwelling with a steeply pitched hipped roof in the Tudor Revival style. The house was restored in 1986–1987. Also on the property are the contributing original two car, detached garage, a pump house, and an outdoor swimming pool, each constructed of white flint rock.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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. ^ Michelle A. Francis (June 1988). "Rigsbee's Rock House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.