Little Post Office

United States historic place

Significant dates

Little Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register

The Little Post Office, May 2010
36°41′5″N 79°51′57″W / 36.68472°N 79.86583°W / 36.68472; -79.86583
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built	1893 (1893)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	97000150^[1]
VLR No.	120-0047
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1997
Designated VLR	December 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Little Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo