Northampton Lumber Company Historic District Explained

Northampton Lumber Company Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 20, 2008[1]
Designated Other1 Number:267-5005
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Junction of VA 912 & US 13, Nassawadox, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4728°N -75.8589°W
Added:May 29, 2008
Refnum:08000480

Northampton Lumber Company Historic District is a historic saw mill and building supply store complex and national historic district located at Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures. They are the retail store (c. 1887), water tower (c. 1887), saw mill (c. 1887), potato shed, barn (c. 1912), 1940s shed, two lumber sheds, and two sets of New York, Pennsylvania, & Norfolk Railroad tracks. The Northampton Lumber Company has been an integral part of the history and livelihood of Nassawadox forover a century.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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: Northampton Lumber Company Historic District. Sarah McPhail. August 2007. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos