Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Rocky Mount

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
No photo yetHave one, old or new? Add it to Rocky Mount’s story.Add a photo
National Register of Historic Places

Stonewall

Also known as Lewis House; Little Falls Plantation

Rocky Mount’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 2, 1970; only 40 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older
FederalListed 1970Rocky Mount
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Stonewall

Stonewall, at Falls Rd. extension, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 2, 1970: the first place in Rocky Mount to be listed. Only 40 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older. The Register lists it for its landscape design and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 294 other North Carolina listings. The listing covers 6.5 acres.

What it isHistoric plantation house near Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Falls Rd. extension, Rocky Mount · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1StonewallStart here
  2. 2Rocky Mount Mills Village Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Rocky Mount MillsMill · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCaromount Mills, Inc.-Burlington Industries, Inc. PlantBuilding0.3 miDFalls Road Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.7 miDSunset Avenue Public Works Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miDVilla Place Historic District (Boundary Increase)Bungalow/Craftsman0.9 miDRocky Mount Central City Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Queen Anne1 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Dortch House4.6 mi away
Whitaker's Chapel17.5 mi away
Andrews-Moore House21.4 mi away

Memories of Stonewall

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Stonewall?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Stonewall

Is Stonewall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 2, 1970 (Register number 70000463).

Is Stonewall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Coolmore Plantation, 12.2 miles away.

Can you visit Stonewall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Stonewall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47721502 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.