Eastville Mercantile Explained

Eastville Mercantile
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 1, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:214-5001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:16429 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3544°N -75.9461°W
Built:c.
Builder:Lyons, James
Architecture:Mid 19th Century vernacular
Added:January 20, 2005
Refnum:04001540

Eastville Mercantile, also known as Eastville Drugstore, is a historic commercial building located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, rectangular frame building located in the center of the town's historic main thoroughfare. It measures 18 feet wide by 50 feet deep and has a front gable roof with unadorned bargeboard. It is in the form of a traditional Chesapeake store.[2] The first floor contains a large rectangular sales room and a small counting room, while the second floor contains a storage room and an apartment.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is located in the Eastville Historical District.

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: Eastville Mercantile . James Charles Sturgis . September 2004 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  3. Web site: 214-5001 Eastville Mercantile. 2022-02-21. www.dhr.virginia.gov. en-US.