Nance-Major House and Store
National Register of Historic Places

Nance-Major House and Store

Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia
Listed
August 15, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000707

About this property

Nance-Major House and Store is a historic home and country store located across from the Charles City County Courthouse in Charles City, Virginia, United States. The Nance-Major Store, built around 1872, is a two-story, three-bay, gable-front frame building supported by a brick pier foundation. The Nance-Major House was built about 1869, and is an L-shaped, 2+1⁄2-story, post-and-beam-frame dwelling covered with painted horizontal weatherboard. It features a steeply pitched, front-gabled roof and a two-story, three-bay, full-width porch. Additional structures on the property include a contributing smokehouse, a grain barn, a tool shed, and a garage. The store was in operation from 1874 until 1963. The Nance-Major House and Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

10811 Courthouse Rd.
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia
37.34448, -77.07308

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Nearby Historic Sites

Charles City County Courthouse
Colonial
0.2 mi
Belle Air
Industrial
0.7 mi
Greenway
Colonial
1 mi
Glebe of Westover Parish
Industrial
1.6 mi
Woodburn
Industrial
2.2 mi

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When was Nance-Major House and Store listed on the National Register?

Nance-Major House and Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Nance-Major House and Store?

Nance-Major House and Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Nance-Major House and Store?

The period of significance for Nance-Major House and Store is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1869.

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