Richardson Houses Historic District

NW side of Richardson Dr. between Coach Rd. and Woodland Dr., Reidsville, North Carolina. County/parish: Rockingham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 11, 1986. NRIS 86003390.

Part of Reidsville MRA (NRIS 64000463).

17 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Richardson Houses Historic District

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).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718357