Built 1869 (1869), 1872 VLR # 018-0078 Area 3 ha | NRHP Reference # 06000707 Designated VLR June 18, 2006 Added to NRHP 16 August 2006 | |
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Built by Nance, Benjamin Albert; Nance-Major, Edward and Julia Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Nance-Major House and Store is a historic home and country store located across from the Charles City County Courthouse at Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The Nance-Major Store was built about 1872, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-front frame building, supported by a brick pier foundation. The Nance-Major House was built about 1869, and is an "L"-shaped, 2 1/2-half story, post-and-beam-frame dwelling covered with painted horizontal weatherboard. It has a steeply-pitched, front-gabled roof and features a two-story, three-bay, full-width porch. Also located on the property are a contributing smokehouse, a grain barn, a tool shed, and a garage. The store was in operation from 1874 until 1963.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.