Rock Cliff Farm

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]

Rock Cliff Farm
Rock Cliff Farm is located in North Carolina
Rock Cliff Farm
Rock Cliff Farm is located in the United States
Rock Cliff Farm
Locationwestern end of Bent Rd., near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates35°59′59″N 78°38′47″W
Area83.4 acres (33.8 ha)
Built1950 (1950)
Built byWells, Bertram Whittier
Architectural styleTriple-A house
NRHP reference No.07000879[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 2007

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (July 2006). "Rock Cliff Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.


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