Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street
C.A. 1900 Romanesque Revival Brick Commercial Building
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021
1. The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street Marker
Dr. Llewellyn C. Tucker was the original builder and owner of this building and ran a dentist office upstairs. Richard "Dick Watt" Manson operated People's Clothing Company in the lower level from 1905-1942. Before 1927, Blackstone Town Office. The Veteran's Grill opened here in 1942 until sometime in the 1950s. This building was completed in 1903-1904 after a fire destroyed a general store that previously occupied this location. This building was most recently renovated in 2008 by RS Developments, LLC.
This building is listed by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service as a contributing structure on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 37° 4.819′ N, 77° 59.848′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and East Broad Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L.B. Spencer Drug Company (a few steps from this marker); First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. (a few steps from this marker); The Blackstone Courier (within shouting distance of this marker); 108 North Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapins Horse & Mule Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dodge Brothers Dealership (about 400 feet away); The Blackstone Hotel
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021
2. The L.C. Tucker Building at 101 S. Main Street
Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
