Rock Cliff Farm
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Rock Cliff Farm
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| Location | western end of Bent Rd., near Wake Forest, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 83.4 acres (33.8 ha) |
| Built | 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
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- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1895
- Buildings and structures in Wake County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina
- Farms in North Carolina
- Research Triangle region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Wake County, North Carolina geography stubs
