Hite Store

Hite Store
Location 0.25 mi. S of jct. of VA 778 and VA 666, Lowesville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°43′6″N 79°4′2″W / 37.71833°N 79.06722°W / 37.71833; -79.06722Coordinates: 37°43′6″N 79°4′2″W / 37.71833°N 79.06722°W / 37.71833; -79.06722
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1869 (1869)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 97000487[1]
VLR # 005-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 1997
Designated VLR March 19, 1997[2]

Hite Store, also known as Riverview, is a historic general store located at Lowesville, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1869, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped brick building in the Greek Revival style. It has a hipped roof and features a full-width porch. Contributing outbuildings are three frame-constructed, gable-roofed and weatherboard-clad one-story buildings, and a gable-roofed log barn.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. Susan E. Smead (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hite Store" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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