Rockingham Historic District

	Rockingham Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Leak Wall House (1853), Rockingham Historic District, March 2007
Location	Roughly bounded by LeGrand and Brookwood Aves., Leak and Ann Sts., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°56′29″N 79°45′47″W / 34.94139°N 79.76306°W
Area	165 acres (67 ha)
Architect	Multiple, including Joseph W. Royer
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow
MPS	Rockingham MRA
NRHP reference No.	83003981
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1983

Rockingham Historic District is a national historic district located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 181 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Rockingham. It includes buildings built between the early-19th century through the early 20th century in a variety of popular architectural styles. Notable buildings include the Steele-Johnson-Cole House (1838), Leak-Wall House (1853), W. C. Leak House (1890s), Ledbetter-Leath House, the W. B. Cole House, Dr. Robert S. Cole House, and Mial Leak House.^[2]

The Jay Helms House, 603 E. Washington Street, (c. 1946), a ranch style house, was designed by architect Joseph W. Royer.^[2]^: 17

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Heather M. Hallenberg (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockingham Historic District" (pdf). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

External links

Leak-Wall House website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Heather M. Hallenberg (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockingham Historic District" (pdf). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

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