Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building

Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building

The Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building as taken from a moving car.
Location 419 S. Main St., Emporia, Virginia
Coordinates 36°41′5″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68472°N 77.54306°W / 36.68472; -77.54306Coordinates: 36°41′5″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68472°N 77.54306°W / 36.68472; -77.54306
Area less than one acre
Built 1902 (1902)
NRHP Reference # 79003278[1]
VLR # 109-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 7, 1979
Designated VLR November 21, 1978[2]

Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building, also known as the Old Public Library, is a historic bank building located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story, eclectic, red and yellow brick structure with a concave mansard roof. The front facade features a galvanized sheet-metal cornice that may have been manufactured by H. T. Klugel. The bank occupied the building until 1914, after which it housed the public library until 1977.[3] It is currently occupied by the Greensville-Emporia Historical Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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