Little Post Office

Little Post Office

The Little Post Office, May 2010
Location 207 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°41′5″N 79°51′57″W / 36.68472°N 79.86583°W / 36.68472; -79.86583Coordinates: 36°41′5″N 79°51′57″W / 36.68472°N 79.86583°W / 36.68472; -79.86583
Area 2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built 1893 (1893)
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 97000150[1]
VLR # 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.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 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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