132 Becktown Rd., Mocksville, North Carolina. County/parish: Davie.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 02, 1995. NRIS 95000673.
8 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 4 contributing structures.Also known as:
Boxwood Estate is a historic hunting retreat and national historic district located near Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 8 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures on a rural estate including a manor house. It was developed between 1911 and 1931 by William Rabb Craig (1870-1931), a wealthy cotton and sugar broker. The manor house was built between 1933 and 1934, and is a two-story, "H"-plan, brick Colonial Revival dwelling designed by the architectural firm Delano & Aldrich. Other notable resources include the grounds of Boxwood Lodge, greenhouse (c. 1940), log cabin (1932-1933, 1940s), great barn (1910s), feed / grain house (c. 1940), and entrance piers (1934).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719991