One of the earliest surviving commercial buildings in the state, it was built for George Dudgeon, a barber who worked and sold a variety of goods from this building that was also his residence. In the twentieth century, the front room was partially cut back to create the recessed front porch, a common practice in downtown Petersburg to add privacy to buildings when streetcar tracks were laid nearby.
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