The Boxwoods

The Boxwoods (also known as Rural Retreat) is a historic plantation house located near Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal-style brick dwelling. It has a small one-story, gabled frame addition. It has pairs of brick exterior chimneys on each gable end and features a full-length one-story mid-19th century porch.^[2]

The Boxwoods
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Penn Lane, Madison, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°31′22″N 79°39′29″W
Area	8.4 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	80002898[1]
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]