Information & Sources:
This slide show was developed in collaboration with the Mathews
County Historical Society, with textual contributions by Graham Hood, Becky Barnhardt and Laurie Whiteway,
and photographs by Jorin Hood.
To learn more about efforts to preserve the James Store and future
plans for it, visit
thomasjamesstore.pbworks.com or contact
Graham Hood, Mathews
County Historical Society.
To read more about the James Store's construction,
architecture, and history, download this PDF of the
nomination form
that earned the store a listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register
and the National Register of Historic Places. Also, see
the nomination form that
earned the "
Sibley's and James Store Historic District"
a listing on the state and national registers as well.
To learn more about the history of Mathews County and its other
historic sites, go to this
webpage of the Mathews
County Memorial
Library.
For information about visiting Mathews County, go
here. (The county's
government website can be found
here.)
Slide show © 2010, Department of Historic Resources
and Commonwealth of Virginia
Edited, sequenced, designed, and produced for the web by Randy Jones, Department
of Historic Resources.
To inquire about collaborating with DHR on a "Historic Virginia, Site
of the Month" slide show, contact
Randy Jones. (A
site must be listed on the state
or national landmark registers.)