Ruffin-Roulhac House

Ruffin-Roulhac House
Ruffin House, HABS Photo, June 1937
Location Churton and Orange Sts., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°4′54″N 79°5′58″W / 36.08167°N 79.09944°WCoordinates: 36°4′54″N 79°5′58″W / 36.08167°N 79.09944°W
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1820
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Transitional
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 71000612[1]
Added to NRHP August 5, 1971

Ruffin-Roulhac House, also known as Little Hawfields, is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, frame dwelling including a two room addition built about 1830. It is topped by a gable roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a one-bay 20th century replacement porch. The interior has Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian style design elements. It was the home of jurist Thomas Ruffin (1787-1870) from after the end of the American Civil War until his death in 1870.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ John B. Wells, III (July 1971). "Ruffin-Roulhac House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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