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Rocky Mount Virginia Historic District

  • Also Known As: 157-5002
  • Also Known As: Rocky Mount Historic District-Orchard Avenue Extention
  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Franklin and Maynor Sts Floyd Ave, E Court St, and Maple Ave, and northernmost 2 blocks of Orchard Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Rocky Mount Virginia Historic District
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Henry Hartwell Huggins Architect
1827/00/00
1830/00/00
1920/00/00 A one-story, frame house at 185 Orchard Avenue is built in the Craftsman style by the building company of Mr Nathaniel Angle, a town founder.

Places

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Greer House
  • NRHP
Woods-Meade House
  • NRHP

Data »

Particulars for Rocky Mount Virginia Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Historic Use Courthouse
Owner Federal
Architectural Style Gothic Revival
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Post Office
Owner Private
Historic Use Professional
Area of Significance Railroad
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 3rd June 1999

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Rocky Mount Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Franklin, and Maynor Sts. Floyd Ave. E. Court St and Maple Ave.
Registry Number: 99000683
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Huggins, H.H.; et.al.
Architectural Style: Greek revival, Gothic revival
Area in Acres: 110
Contributing Buildings: 176
Non-Contributing Buildings: 64
Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 1
Non-Contributing Structures: 6
Contributing Objects: 2
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation, Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Cemetery
Significant Year: 1827, 1830, 1907
Historic Function: Government, Transportation, Religion, Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Courthouse, Business, Religious structure, Single dwelling, Rail-related, Post office, Professional
Current Function: Domestic, Government, Religion, Commerce, Trade, Work in progress
Current Sub-Function: Courthouse Single dwelling Business Religious structure Post office Professional Correctional facility

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