The Boxwoods


The Boxwoods
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Penn Lane, Madison, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°31′22″N 79°39′29″W / 36.52278°N 79.65806°W / 36.52278; -79.65806Coordinates: 36°31′22″N 79°39′29″W / 36.52278°N 79.65806°W / 36.52278; -79.65806
Area	8.4 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	80002898^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1980

The Boxwoods, also known as Rural Retreat, is a historic plantation house located near Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, five bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a small one-story, gabled frame addition. It has pairs of brick exterior chimneys on each gable end and features a full-length one-story mid-19th century porch.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ David W, Parham and Jim Sumner (February 1980). "The Boxwoods" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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