Rigsbee's Rock House Explained

Rigsbee's Rock House
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Location:Jct. of Lawrence Rd. and US 70W Bypass, near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0594°N -79.0669°W
Architecture:Tudor Revival
Added:October 20, 1988
Refnum:88002026

Rigsbee's Rock House is a historic home and national historic district located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1929, and is a -story, rectangular, white flint rubble dwelling with a steeply pitched hipped roof in the Tudor Revival style. The house was restored in 1986–1987. Also on the property are the contributing original two car, detached garage, a pump house, and an outdoor swimming pool, each constructed of white flint rock.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michelle A. Francis. Rigsbee's Rock House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1988 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.