Brooks–Brown House | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | August 15, 1989[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 033-0128 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.9208°N -79.7083°W |
Builder: | George Hutcheson |
Architecture: | Greek Revival, Italianate |
Added: | November 2, 1989 |
Refnum: | 89001930 |
Brooks–Brown House, also known as the Brown-Law House, Law Home, and Halfway House, is a historic home located near Dickinson, Franklin County, Virginia. The first section was built about 1830, with a two-story addition built about 1850. Renovations about 1870, unified the two sections as a two-story, frame dwelling with a slate gable roof. At the same time, an Italianate style two-story porch was added and the interior was remodeled in the Greek Revival style. A rear kitchen and bathroom wing was added as part of a renovation in 1987–1988. It measures approximately 52 feet by 38 feet and sits on a brick foundation. Also on the property are a contributing detached log kitchen and dining room, a cemetery, and the site of a 19th-century barn. The house served as a stagecoach stop and inn during the mid-19th century and the property had a tobacco factory from about 1870 until 1885.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.