Belfield–Emporia Historic District, also known as North Emporia, is a national

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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 population ...

. The district includes 41

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in the Belfield section of Emporia. In 1887, the neighboring towns of Hicksford and Belfield merged to form the town of Emporia. The district generally consists of late-19th- to early-20th-century brick buildings laid out in a "T"-shape at the intersection of Halifax and Baker Streets. Notable buildings include the Hotel Virginia, the Bethlehem Building or former First National Bank of Emporia (1907), Petersburg and Danville Railroad passenger station, and Pair's Furniture (c. 1904). Located in the district is the separately listed H. T. Klugel Architectural Sheet Metal Work Building. an
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in 2007.

Gallery

File:Hotel Virginia in Emporia; Worm's-Eye View.JPG, Hotel Virginia File:Emporia ACL Depot-1.JPG, The old Petersburg and Danville ( ACL) Railroad station. File:HT Klugel Building from SW Corner US BUS 58 & Halifax Street.jpg, The H.T. Klugel Building on US BUS 58.

References

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