Keokee Store No. 1
Keokee Store No. 1, also known as the Keokee High School Gymnasium and Darnell's Store, is a historic company store located at Keokee, Lee County, Virginia. It was built in 1910, by the Stonega Coke and Coal Company, and is two-story, gambrel-roofed stone building that has been altered both internally and externally from a community store into a school gymnasium. It was significantly modified in 1939, and the modifications continued through 1954. The building serves as a facility for athletic, educational, and entertainment activities.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ W. Eugene Cox, Joyce Cox and Michael J. Pulice (July 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Keokee Store No. 1" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
