Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007

Belfield-Emporia Historic District, also known as North Emporia, is a national historic district located in the city of Emporia, Virginia. The district includes 41 contributing buildings 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). The H. T. Klugel Architectural Sheet Metal Work Building, a separately listed historic site, is also located in the district. The City of Emporia (pop. 5,700) is the southern gateway to Virginia; just 8 miles from the North Carolina line, it is the first municipality on I-95 heading into Virginia. Emporia is an hour’s drive (65 miles) from the Capital City of Richmond, three hours’ drive (180 miles) from the Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., and strategically “mid-way between the Big Apple and Disney World.”

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