Rocky Mount Historic District

Rocky Mount Historic District is a national historic district located at Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia. It encompasses 211 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites (Mary Elizabeth Park and High Street Cemetery), 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surround residential areas of Rocky Mount, county seat of Franklin County. It includes residential, commercial, institutional, and governmental buildings dated from the early- to mid-19th through early 20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Rakes Building (1929), N&W Freight Depot (c. 1907), Mount Pleasant (1828–1829), The Taliaffero Building (1827–1828), The Grove (1850), McCall House (c. 1907), Lodge Rooms (Colored) (c. 1900), Trinity Episcopal Church (c. 1874), Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church (c. 1880), Baptist Church (Colored) (c. 1907), N. Morris Department Store / Bryd Balm Company (c. 1912), Franklin County Courthouse (1909), Franklin County Jail (1938), Franklin County Library (1940), Rocky Mount Municipal Building (1929), and a Lustron house known as the Davis House (1949). Located in the district and separately listed are the Woods-Meade House and the Greer House.[3]

Rocky Mount Historic District
Franklin County Courthouse, May 2010
LocationRoughly bounded by Franklin, and Maynor Sts.; Floyd Ave.; E. Court St; and Maple Ave., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Coordinates36°59′49″N 79°53′20″W
Area122 acres (49 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Built byHuggins, H.H.; et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.99000683, 08000421 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR No.157-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1999, May 15, 2008 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRMarch 17, 1999, March 20, 2008[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]

  • Rocky Mount Virginia state historical marker, May 2010

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Anne Stuart Beckett and Dr. John R. Kern (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rocky Mount Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources., Barbara Chauncey and Michael J. Pulice (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rocky Mount Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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