Little Post Office

Little Post Office
The Little Post Office, May 2010
Location207 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates36°41′5″N 79°51′57″W / 36.68472°N 79.86583°W / 36.68472; -79.86583
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.97000150[1]
VLR No.120-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Designated VLRDecember 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. ^ a b "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 March 19, 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