Villa Place Historic District

Villa Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. It encompasses 321 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a residential section of Rocky Mount. The buildings primarily date between about 1900 and 1950, and include notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Machaven. Other notable buildings include the W.D. Cochran House (c. 1900), Mills-Watson House (c. 1914), Aladdin Homes Company "kit houses," the James Craig Braswell School (1940), Draine Confectionary (c. 1930), and West End Grocery (c. 1930).[2][3]

Villa Place Historic District
400 block of Nash Street
Location200-300 S. Grace St., 400-600 Hammond St., 200-300 Howell St., 400-600 Nash St, 200-300 Pearl St., 200-300 Villa St.; Roughly along Chester St., Tillery St., NC 64, and Pearl St., Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Coordinates35°56′28″N 77°48′14″W
Area66 acres (27 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectJohn C. Stout, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.99001368, 02000942 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999, September 6, 2002 (Boundary Increase)

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 2002.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. M. Ruth Little and Michelle T. Kullen (June 1999). "Villa Place Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. M. Ruth Little (May 2002). "Villa Place Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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