Brooks–Brown House Explained

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.

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooks–Brown House. J. Daniel Pezzoni . August 1989. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo