Richardson Houses Historic District

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Richardson Houses Historic District
Robert Payne Richardson House II.jpg
The Robert Payne Richardson House II
Richardson Houses Historic District is located in North Carolina
Richardson Houses Historic District
LocationNorthwestern side of Richardson Dr. between Coach Rd. and Woodland Dr., Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°20′31″N 79°40′58″W / 36.34194°N 79.68278°W / 36.34194; -79.68278Coordinates: 36°20′31″N 79°40′58″W / 36.34194°N 79.68278°W / 36.34194; -79.68278
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840)-1912
ArchitectGeorge Franklin Barber, et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
MPSReidsville MRA
NRHP reference No.86003390[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1986

Richardson Houses Historic District is a national historic district located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a residential section of Reidsville. It was developed between about 1840 and 1912, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. The three principal buildings in the district are the Robert Payne Richardson House I (c. 1842), the Robert Payne Richardson House II (c. 1860), and the Robert Payne Richardson House III, Belmont (1912).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Allison Harris Black (January 1986). "Richardson Houses Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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