Eastville Mercantile
National Register of Historic Places

Eastville Mercantile

Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia
Listed
January 20, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
04001540

About this property

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. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is located in the Eastville Historical District.

Location

16429 Courthouse rd.
Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia
37.35458, -75.94564

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Northampton County Courthouse Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
Brown's, James, Dry Goods Store
Industrial
0.2 mi
Cessford
Industrial
0.4 mi
Selma
Industrial
0.4 mi
Eastville Historic District
Colonial
0.5 mi

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When was Eastville Mercantile listed on the National Register?

Eastville Mercantile was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Eastville Mercantile?

Eastville Mercantile is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Eastville Mercantile?

The period of significance for Eastville Mercantile is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1850.

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