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Rocky Mount Historic District

Rocky Mount Historic District
Franklin County Courthouse Rocky Mount Virginia.JPG
Franklin County Courthouse, May 2010
Rocky Mount Historic District is located in Virginia
Rocky Mount Historic District
Rocky Mount Historic District is located in the US
Rocky Mount Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Franklin, and Maynor Sts.; Floyd Ave.; E. Court St; and Maple Ave., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Coordinates 36°59′49″N 79°53′20″W / 36.99694°N 79.88889°W / 36.99694; -79.88889Coordinates: 36°59′49″N 79°53′20″W / 36.99694°N 79.88889°W / 36.99694; -79.88889
Area 122 acres (49 ha)
Built 1827 (1827)
Built by Huggins, H.H.; et al.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 99000683, 08000421 (Boundary Increase)
VLR # 157-5002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 3, 1999, May 15, 2008 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR March 17, 1999, March 20, 2008

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.

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

Rocky Mount Virginia state historical marker, May 2010



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