Ruffin-Roulhac House

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]

Ruffin-Roulhac House
Ruffin House, September 2019
LocationChurton and Orange Sts., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates36.081894°N 79.099050°W / 36.081894; -79.099050
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Transitional
NRHP reference No.71000612[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1971

The house has since been converted into town offices for the town of Hillsborough.[3]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.
  3. . Visit Hillsborough https://visithillsboroughnc.com/things-to-do/ruffin-roulhac-house/. Retrieved 2019-09-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)



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