Rochester Heights Historic District

Historic district in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Rochester Heights Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Houses on Hadley Drive
35°45′16″N 78°37′40″W / 35.75444°N 78.62778°W / 35.75444; -78.62778
Area	39 acres (16 ha)
Built	1957-1964
Architect	Millard R. Peebles, Sidney Cooley, Willis Hunter
Architectural style	Ranch; Split Level
MPS	Post-World War II and Modern Architecture in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1945-1965
NRHP reference No.	11000893^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 7, 2011

Rochester Heights Historic District is a historic post-World War II neighborhood and national historic district located 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure and was developed between about 1957 and 1964. The homes are predominantly constructed in the Ranch and Split-level home styles.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/05/11 through 12/09/11. National Park Service. December 16, 2011.
^ Sybil H. Argintar (June 2011). "Rochester Heights Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.