Rockingham Historic District

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]

Rockingham Historic District
Leak Wall House (1853), Rockingham Historic District, March 2007
LocationRoughly bounded by LeGrand and Brookwood Aves., Leak and Ann Sts., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates34°56′29″N 79°45′47″W
Area165 acres (67 ha)
ArchitectMultiple, including Joseph W. Royer
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow
MPSRockingham MRA
NRHP reference No.83003981[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1983

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Heather M. Hallenberg (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockingham Historic District" (pdf). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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