Cana Store and Post Office
National Register of Historic Places

Cana Store and Post Office

Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina
Listed
October 4, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01001073

About this property

Cana Store and Post Office is a historic general store and post office building located near Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. It was built about 1875, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame building with a gable roof. The front facade features a broad hip-roofed frame canopy added in the 1930s that serves as a porte-cochere. Also on the property is a contributing one-story woodshed built in the 1930s. The building housed a post office until 1954 and a general store until 1965. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina
35.97353, -80.57698

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Cana Store and Post Office listed on the National Register?

Cana Store and Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Cana Store and Post Office?

Cana Store and Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cana Store and Post Office?

The period of significance for Cana Store and Post Office is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1875.

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