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Rockingham Historic District

Rockingham Historic District
ROCKINGHAM HISTORIC DISTRICT; RICHMOND COUNTY.jpg
Leak Wall House (1853), Rockingham Historic District, March 2007
Rockingham Historic District is located in North Carolina
Rockingham Historic District
Rockingham Historic District is located in the US
Rockingham Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by LeGrand and Brookwood Aves., Leak and Ann Sts., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°56′29″N 79°45′47″W / 34.94139°N 79.76306°W / 34.94139; -79.76306Coordinates: 34°56′29″N 79°45′47″W / 34.94139°N 79.76306°W / 34.94139; -79.76306
Area 165 acres (67 ha)
Architect Multiple, including Joseph W. Royer
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow
MPS Rockingham MRA
NRHP reference # 83003981
Added to NRHP November 21, 1983

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.

The Jay Helms House, 603 E. Washington Street, (c. 1946), a ranch style house, was designed by noted architect Joseph W. Royer.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.



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