Little Post Office | |
 The Little Post Office, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 207 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°41′5″N 79°51′57″W / 36.68472°N 79.86583°W |
| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000150[1] |
| VLR No. | 120-0047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | December 4, 1996[2] |
Little Post Office is a historic post office building located at Martinsville, Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a small one-story, gable front brick building with a frame rear extension. The exterior and one-room interior of the building are detailed in the Queen Anne style. It was used as a contract post office by star route mail delivery supervisor John B. Anglin from 1893 to 1917.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the East Church Street-Starling Avenue Historic District. It is now part of an art installation of the Piedmont Arts Association.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Little Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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