Rigsbee's Rock House

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Rigsbee's Rock House
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Rigsbee's Rock House, March 2007
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LocationJct. of Lawrence Rd. and US 70W Bypass, near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°3′34″N79°4′1″W / 36.05944°N 79.06694°W / 36.05944; -79.06694 Coordinates: 36°3′34″N79°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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2015-02-01.