Rock Cliff Farm

Rock Cliff Farm
Location western end of Bent Rd., near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′59″N 78°38′47″W / 35.99972°N 78.64639°W / 35.99972; -78.64639Coordinates: 35°59′59″N 78°38′47″W / 35.99972°N 78.64639°W / 35.99972; -78.64639
Area 83.4 acres (33.8 ha)
Built 1950 (1950)
Built by Wells, Bertram Whittier
Architectural style Triple-A house
NRHP Reference # 07000879[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 2007

Rock Cliff Farm, also known as the B.W. Wells Farm, is a historic farm and national historic district located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The property is owned by the Federal government, and part of a large acreage managed by the State of North Carolina as the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. Contributing resources include the Grounds of Rock Cliff Farm, Ray-Wells House (c. 1895, c. 1954), meathouse (c. 1885-1890), Lowery-Ray Cemetery (1901), studio (1954, c. 1955-1960), lumber storage rack (c. 1954-1955), Ray House (c. 1900-1920), and Ray House Outbuilding (c. 1900-1920). Rock Cliff Farm was the retirement residence of Dr. Bertram Whittier Wells (1884-1978), a noted American botanist and ecologist active.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (July 2006). "Rock Cliff Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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