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Brooks–Brown House

Coordinates: 36°55′15″N 79°42′30″W / 36.92083°N 79.70833°W / 36.92083; -79.70833
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Brooks–Brown House
Front of the house
Brooks–Brown House is located in Virginia
Brooks–Brown House
Brooks–Brown House is located in the United States
Brooks–Brown House
LocationTruevine Road north of Chesnut Mountain Road, Dickinson, Virginia
Coordinates36°55′15″N 79°42′30″W / 36.92083°N 79.70833°W / 36.92083; -79.70833
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built byGeorge Hutcheson
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.89001930[1]
VLR No.033-0128
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLRAugust 15, 1989[2]

Brooks–Brown House, also known as the Brown-Law House, Law Home, and Halfway House, is a historic home located near Dickinson, Franklin County, Virginia. The first section was built about 1830, with a two-story addition built about 1850. Renovations about 1870, unified the two sections as a two-story, frame dwelling with a slate gable roof. At the same time, an Italianate style two-story porch was added and the interior was remodeled in the Greek Revival style. A rear kitchen and bathroom wing was added as part of a renovation in 1987–1988. It measures approximately 52 feet by 38 feet and sits on a brick foundation. Also on the property are a contributing detached log kitchen and dining room, a cemetery, and the site of a 19th-century barn. The house served as a stagecoach stop and inn during the mid-19th century and the property had a tobacco factory from about 1870 until 1885.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooks–Brown House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo