Edom Store and Post Office
Edom Store and Post Office, also known as John Chrisman Store and Myers and Company, is a historic store and post office located at Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, brick commercial building. It features a metal-sheathed gable roof, a five-bay façade with center entries on the first and second stories, and a one-story entry porch and a storefront added in the late-19th century. It has a two-story rear ell. The interior is transitional Federal-Greek Revival. Also on the property is a contributing frame barn dated to about 1900. The Edom Post Office operated out of the store until the late 1930s and the store closed about 1940.[3]
Edom Store and Post Office | |
Location | 5375 Jesse Bennett Way, Edom, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°31′31″N 78°51′34″W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1835 |
Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000768[1] |
VLR No. | 082-0112 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 2007 |
Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edom Store and Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos