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James Mills Storehouse

Coordinates: 37°38′11″N 76°34′23″W / 37.63639°N 76.57306°W / 37.63639; -76.57306
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James Mills Storehouse
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James Mills Storehouse is located in Virginia
James Mills Storehouse
James Mills Storehouse is located in the United States
James Mills Storehouse
LocationS side of Rte. T-1002, Urbanna, Virginia
Coordinates37°38′11″N 76°34′23″W / 37.63639°N 76.57306°W / 37.63639; -76.57306
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1763 (1763)-1767
NRHP reference No.72001409[1]
VLR No.316-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1972
Designated VLRApril 18, 1972[2]

James Mills Storehouse, also known as the Old Tobacco Warehouse, is a historic store located at Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was built between 1763 and 1767, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular brick structure on a raised brick basement. It has a gable roof and full width front porch. It is a rare if not unique survivor of the type of storehouse which, being run by a resident factor of a British company, was not only connected with the sale of tobacco but which housed imported goods to be bought on credit by the planters.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Mills Storehouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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