James Mills Storehouse Explained

James Mills Storehouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 18, 1972[1]
Designated Other1 Number:316-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:S side of Rte. T-1002, Urbanna, Virginia
Coordinates:37.6364°N -76.5731°W
Built:-1767
Added:November 7, 1972
Refnum:72001409

James Mills Storehouse, also known as the Old Tobacco Warehouse, is a historic store located at Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was built between 1763 and 1767, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular brick structure on a raised brick basement. It has a gable roof and full width front porch. It is a rare if not unique survivor of the type of storehouse which, being run by a resident factor of a British company, was not only connected with the sale of tobacco but which housed imported goods to be bought on credit by the planters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Mills Storehouse . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff. April 1972. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo