Rock Cliff Farm

Rock Cliff Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	western end of Bent Rd., near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°59′59″N 78°38′47″W / 35.99972°N 78.64639°W / 35.99972; -78.64639Coordinates: 35°59′59″N 78°38′47″W / 35.99972°N 78.64639°W / 35.99972; -78.64639
Area	83.4 acres (33.8 ha)
Built	1950 (1950)
Built by	Wells, Bertram Whittier
Architectural style	Triple-A house
NRHP Reference #	07000879
Added to NRHP	August 29, 2007

Rock Cliff Farm, also known as the B.W. Wells Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The property is owned by the Federal government, and part of a large acreage managed by the State of North Carolina as the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. Contributing resources include the Grounds of Rock Cliff Farm, Ray-Wells House (c. 1895, c. 1954), meathouse (c. 1885-1890), Lowery-Ray Cemetery (1901), studio (1954, c. 1955-1960), lumber storage rack (c. 1954-1955), Ray House (c. 1900-1920), and Ray House Outbuilding (c. 1900-1920). Rock Cliff Farm was the retirement residence of Dr. Bertram Whittier Wells (1884-1978), a noted American botanist and ecologist active.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.