Hicksford–Emporia Historic District, also known as Emporia, is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at

Emporia, Virginia Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, surrounded by Greensville County, United States. Emporia and a predecessor town have been the county seat of Greensville County since 1791. As of the 2020 census, the populatio ...

. The district includes 36

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

and 2 contributing objects in the Hicksford section of Emporia. In 1848, Hicksford was a stop on the

Petersburg Railroad The Petersburg Railroad ran from Petersburg, Virginia, south to Garysburg, North Carolina, from which it ran to Weldon via trackage rights over the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad (later eliminated with a new alignment). History Founding In 183 ...

. In 1887, the neighboring towns of Hicksford and Belfield merged to form the town of Emporia. The district generally consists of late 19th century or early 20th century, when Hicksford–Emporia began to evolve from a small agricultural outpost to a large commercial and governmental center. Located at the heart of the district is the separately listed

Greensville County Courthouse Complex Greensville County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at South Main Street (U.S. Route 301 in Virginia, US 301) between Hicksford Avenue and Spring Street in Emporia, Virginia. The three contributing buildings are the two-s ...

. Other notable buildings include the Citizen's National Bank (c. 1910), the Widow's Son's Masonic Lodge (1905), First Presbyterian Church (1907-1908), Emporia Elementary School (1907, 1925), Emporia Armory (mid-1930s), Greensville County Auditorium (1934), and Emporia Post Office (1938). The

Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building The Old Merchants and Farmers Bank Building, also known as the Old Public Library, is a historic bank building located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built in 1902, and is a one-story, eclectic, red and yellow brick structure with a concave mansar ...

is also separately listed. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2007.

Gallery

File:Citizen’s National Bank; Emporia, VA-2.jpg, The former Citizen's National Bank File:Cannon from WWI @ Greensville Co (VA) Courthouse.jpg, The WW1 cannon in front of the Greensville County Court House File:General John R Chambliss Grave VA HM.jpg, Historic Marker for the grave of General John R. Chambliss File:Emporia Courthouse Diner Door.jpg, Local restaurant across from the courthouse

References

National Register of Historic Places in Emporia, Virginia Neoclassical architecture in Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Buildings and structures in Emporia, Virginia {{EmporiaVA-NRHP-stub