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Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District

Coordinates: 35°54′21″N 79°02′21″W / 35.90583°N 79.03917°W / 35.90583; -79.03917
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Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District
Bernard and Thelma Boyd House (1954), March 2007
Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District is located in North Carolina
Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District
Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District is located in the United States
Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District
LocationRoughly 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
Coordinates35°54′21″N 79°02′21″W / 35.90583°N 79.03917°W / 35.90583; -79.03917
Area570 acres (230 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectCarr, George Watts; Sprinkle, William Van; Webb, James; Matsumoto, G.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, International Style, Ranch
NRHP reference No.89001039, 07001501 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 February 1, 2015.
  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 February 1, 2015.