Brooklyn Store and Post Office

VA 659 N side, 0.1 mi. W of jct. with VA 820, Brooklyn, Virginia. County/parish: Halifax.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 22, 1996. NRIS 95001557.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • VDHR File No. 41-7

From Wikipedia:

Brooklyn Store and Post Office

Brooklyn Store and Post Office is a historic country store and post office located at Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, frame building. It features a Greek Revival pedimented front gable with its flush-board tympanum. The store operated in conjunction with the nearby Brooklyn Tobacco Factory, serving the small community of Brooklyn and surrounding farms. The store and post office remained in operation until 1903.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681080

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