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Brooklyn Store and Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Northern side of River Road, 0.1 mile west of its junction with Jeremy Creek Road, at Brooklyn, Virginia
Coordinates	36°40′37″N 79°9′4″W / 36.67694°N 79.15111°W / 36.67694; -79.15111
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1850 (1850)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001557
VLR No.	041-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 22, 1996
Designated VLR	October 18, 1995

Brooklyn Store and Post Office is a historic country store and post office located at Brooklyn, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, frame building. It features a Greek Revival pedimented front gable with its flush-board tympanum. The store operated in conjunction with the nearby Brooklyn Tobacco Factory, serving the small community of Brooklyn and surrounding farms. The store and post office remained in operation until 1903.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooklyn Store and Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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