Brooklyn Store and Post Office explained

Brooklyn Store and Post Office
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 18, 1995[1]
Designated Other1 Number:041-0007
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6769°N -79.1511°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 22, 1996
Refnum:95001557

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm#. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooklyn Store and Post Office . J. Daniel Pezzoni. August 1995. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo