Hallsboro Store

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Hallsboro Store
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Location920 Hallsboro Rd., Midlothian, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′26″N77°43′35″W / 37.49056°N 77.72639°W / 37.49056; -77.72639 Coordinates: 37°29′26″N77°43′35″W / 37.49056°N 77.72639°W / 37.49056; -77.72639
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Builtc. 1885 (1885)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 05000133 [1]
VLR No.020-0407
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2005
Designated VLRDecember 1, 2004 [2]

Hallsboro Store is a historic general store located near Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built around 1885 and is a two-story wood-frame structure set on a concrete and brick foundation in a Late Victorian style. The store was operated by a succession of prominent Chesterfield County businessmen, and it served as a post office and general store for its community for many generations. The Hallsboro Post Office was housed at the store from the time it was built until 1962. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] It was designated at a county landmark in 2019. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Teresa Hudson (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hallsboro Store" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. Chieppa, Rachel. "20HP0100 - Landmark Designation for the Hallsboro Store". Chesterfield County. Retrieved October 28, 2019.