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.[3] 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.[4]
Eastville Mercantile | |
 Building in 2013 | |
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| Location | 16429 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°21′16″N 75°56′46″W / 37.35444°N 75.94611°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Built by | Lyons, James |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001540[1] |
| VLR No. | 214-5001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It is located in the Eastville Historical District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ James Charles Sturgis (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eastville Mercantile" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ "214-5001 Eastville Mercantile". www.dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2022.