Hite Store

Hite Store
Front of the store
Location0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the junction of Lowesville and Woodson Roads at Lowesville, Virginia
Coordinates37°43′6.5″N 79°4′1″W / 37.718472°N 79.06694°W / 37.718472; -79.06694
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.97000487[1]
VLR No.005-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1997
Designated VLRMarch 19, 1997[2]

Hite Store, also known as Riverview, is a historic general store in 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. ^ 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 May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Susan E. Smead (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hite Store" (PDF). and Accompanying photo