Fieldale Historic District

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Fieldale Historic District
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Former school on Marshall Way
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LocationRoughly bounded by 10th St., VA 682, Co. Rd. 609 & Chestnut St., Fieldale, Virginia
Coordinates 36°42′15″N79°56′27″W / 36.70417°N 79.94083°W / 36.70417; -79.94083 Coordinates: 36°42′15″N79°56′27″W / 36.70417°N 79.94083°W / 36.70417; -79.94083
Area257.5 acres (104.2 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Warren Truss
NRHP reference No. 08000072 [1]
VLR No.044-5173
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 7, 2007 [2]

Fieldale Historic District is a national historic district located at Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia. The district encompasses 329 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the town of Fieldale. The majority of the buildings were built after 1916-1917 by the Marshall Field and Company as workers housing for the Fieldcrest Mills. Other notable buildings and structures include the Fieldcrest Mills Complex with the upper mill, lower mill, gatehouse, warehouse, water infiltration plant, and welder's shop; Danville & Western Station; Route 701 Bridge; Bank of Fieldale/Post Office; Fieldale Café (Fieldale Grocery; former Theater/Drug Store; Ramona's Dress Shop/Wilson's Grocery Store; Fieldale Elementary School (1924); Fieldale High School (1941); Fieldale Community Center (1937); Fieldale Hotel, and Fieldale Baptist Church. The former gas station building that houses Peggy's Antiques (044-5173-0186) was built by the Lustron Manufacturing Company. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Marshall Field and Company Clubhouse and Virginia Home. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Alison Stone Blanton and Anne Stuart Beckett, and John R. Kern (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fieldale Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos