Richardson Houses Historic District is a national historic district located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a residential section of Reidsville. It was developed between about 1840 and 1912, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. The three principal buildings in the district are the Robert Payne Richardson House I (c. 1842), the Robert Payne Richardson House II, North Belmont (c. 1860), and the Robert Payne Richardson House III, Belmont (1912).[2]
Richardson Houses Historic District | |
 The Robert Payne Richardson House II | |
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| Location | Northwestern side of Richardson Dr. between Coach Rd. and Woodland Dr., Reidsville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°20′31″N 79°40′58″W / 36.34194°N 79.68278°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840-1912 |
| Architect | George Franklin Barber, et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Reidsville MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003390[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Allison Harris Black (January 1986). "Richardson Houses Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.