Boxwoods, The

Penn Lane, Madison, North Carolina. County/parish: Rockingham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 28, 1980. NRIS 80002898.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Rural Retreat

From Wikipedia:

The Boxwoods

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721984