North Carolina - Rockingham County - Historic Districts
Rockingham County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boone Road Historic District, Chinqua--Penn Plantation, Richardson Houses Historic District and Spray Industrial Historic District and Boone Road Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Rockingham County historic places including James Turner Morehead, Robert Payne Richardson and David Settle Reid.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rockingham County places including R.C. Biberstein, Harry C. Ingalls, George E. Barber, J.W. Hopper, Richard Gambier, Louis A. Simon and Fogle Brothers. Prominent architectural styles found in Rockingham Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Boone Road Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001455)
Roughly 400 and 500 blks.of Boone Rd., 400 blk. of Chestnut and 500 blk. Glovenia Sts., and 200 blk. of Highland Dr. , Eden
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hopper,J.W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Central Leaksville Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003376)
Also known as See Also:Dempsey-Reynolds-Taylor House
Roughly bounded by Lindsay, Monroe, Jay, Washington, & Kemp Sts. , Eden
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Chinqua--Penn Plantation (added 1993 - - #93000235)
NC 1998 N side, 0.2 mi. W of jct. with NC 1987 , Reidsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Ingalls,Harry C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Museum
Leaksville Commercial Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001422)
Also known as See Also:Bullard--Ray House
622--656 Washington & 634 Monroe Sts. , Eden
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Reidsville Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003391)
Also known as See Also:Reid, Governor David S., House;Penn House
Roughly bounded by W. Morehead, Southern Railway tracks, Lawson Ave., Main, Piedmontg, Vance and Lindsey Sts. , Reidsville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Gambier,Richard
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Reid,David Settle,et al.
Significant Year:
1941, 1865
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Richardson Houses Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003390)
NW side of Richardson Dr. between Coach Rd. and Woodland Dr. , Reidsville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Barber,George E.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Richardson,Robert Payne,et al.
Significant Year:
1930, 1840
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Spray Industrial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003371)
Roughly bounded by Warehouse, Rhode Island, River Dr., Washburn Rd., the Smith River, E. Early Ave., and Church , Eden
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Biberstein,R.C.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Morehead,James Turner,et al.
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Invention
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Washington Mills--Mayodan Plant (added 2005 - - #05000319)
Also known as Tultex Corp.-Mayodan Plant, Mayo Mills; Washington Group-Mayodan Plant
7801 NC 35 , Mayodan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
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