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.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06000707. It was listed on August 15, 2006.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
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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