Wow – never seen this before and have family from the area! How did you come about it?
Beardgardenssays
Wild that it lasted ~160 years just sitting abandoned. Would’ve been a fun exploration in the 70s before it went down.
mtntrailsays
In a twist, a brick Carnegie library
In our town was torn down in the 60’s
and the bricks used to build a police station.
Sierrajeffsays
I’m surprised that happened in the 1980s, esp. in Virginia, which tends to value (indeed, extol) its history. Was the building assessed for restoration and deemed unsuitable?
Sophisticated_T-Rexsays
Bam. Jail is road.
mosquito633says
What a shame that it’s gone.
It seems quite historically significant
unknwnlgnd05 says
Wow – never seen this before and have family from the area! How did you come about it?
Beardgardens says
Wild that it lasted ~160 years just sitting abandoned. Would’ve been a fun exploration in the 70s before it went down.
mtntrail says
In a twist, a brick Carnegie library
In our town was torn down in the 60’s
and the bricks used to build a police station.
Sierrajeff says
I’m surprised that happened in the 1980s, esp. in Virginia, which tends to value (indeed, extol) its history. Was the building assessed for restoration and deemed unsuitable?
Sophisticated_T-Rex says
Bam. Jail is road.
mosquito633 says
What a shame that it’s gone.
It seems quite historically significant
a4bs says
Definitely haunted