Old Starrsville Store
In the early 1830´s mercantile business occupied this site. It was first owned and operated by George Leak, then successively. John W. Starr, C.C. Epps & Co., Benton & Cook, L.H. Cook & Son, Wilson Walton and Mrs. E. A. King.
A two story wood frame building, the upper floor serving as a meeting hall for a Masonic Lodge, Temperance Union, and other social & political organizations.
The first Starrsville Post Office opened here in 1936.
One of the county´s oldest buildings, it was demolished in 1992.
Placed By Landmark Committee
Newton County Historical Site 10 September 20, 1995
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.