Edom Store and Post Office
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Edom Store and Post Office | |
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| Location | 5375 Jesse Bennett Way, Edom, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°31′31″N 78°51′34″W / 38.52528°N 78.85944°WCoordinates: 38°31′31″N 78°51′34″W / 38.52528°N 78.85944°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 07000768[1] |
| VLR # | 082-0112 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | June 6, 2007[2] |
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]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 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
