Brooklyn Store and Post Office
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| Location | SR 659 N side, 0.1 mi. W of jct. with SR 820, Brooklyn, Virginia |
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| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 95001557[1] |
| VLR # | 041-0007 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 22, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | October 18, 1995[2] |
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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
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Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1850
- Buildings and structures in Halifax County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
