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Brookneal Historic District

Brookneal Historic District
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Brookneal Historic District is located in Virginia
Brookneal Historic District
Brookneal Historic District is located in the US
Brookneal Historic District
Location Adams Ferry Rd., Old Main, E. Rush & Commerce Sts., Lynchburg, Wycliffe & Cook Aves., & Pick St., Brookneal, Virginia
Coordinates 37°03′01″N 78°56′39″W / 37.05028°N 78.94417°W / 37.05028; -78.94417Coordinates: 37°03′01″N 78°56′39″W / 37.05028°N 78.94417°W / 37.05028; -78.94417
Area 55 acres (22 ha)
Built 1812-1960
Architect Craighill, Samuel Preston; Johnson, Stanhope; McLaughlin, James T.; Pettit, Charles
Architectural style Greek Revival, Commercial Style, Bungalow/Craftsman, 19th- and 20th-century revival
NRHP Reference # 11000348
VLR # 179-5021
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 8, 2011
Designated VLR March 17, 2011

Brookneal Historic District is a national historic district located at Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia. It encompasses 105 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Brookneal. Most buildings date to the period spanning from 1875 to 1925. Notable buildings include the Lewis Andrew Pick Birthplace, Callaway-Smith House, Henderson Funeral Home, Staunton River Lodge #155 AF&AM, Brookneal Drug Store (1912), N.I. Walthall & Son Department Store, Myers Department Store, Hotel Brookneal (1919), Bank of Brookneal (1913) by McLaughlin Pettit & Johnson, and Brookneal Community Building (1938).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.


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