Hylton Hall

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Hylton Hall
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Location700 Lanier Ave., Danville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°34′3″N79°25′35″W / 36.56750°N 79.42639°W / 36.56750; -79.42639
Area3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1918 (1918)
ArchitectHeard, Cardwell & Craighill
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000726 [1]
VLR No.108-5065-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009 [2]

Hylton Hall was a historic dormitory building located at Danville, Virginia. It was built about 1918, and was a six-story, five-bay, H-shaped brick and frame building in the Classical Revival style. The front facade featured a full-height entry portico supported by classical columns and the building was topped by a roof with various shapes and pitches. Also on the property was a contributing a one-story shop building built about 1928. It was built as a hotel-style dormitory for single female workers of The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Incorporated (Dan River Mills). It continued as a residential facility until 1948 when it was converted to offices. [3]

On April 15, 2012, a fire ruled to be arson destroyed Hylton Hall. [4] During demolition, a secret room filled with records from the 1800s until 2004 was located. [5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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 19 March 2013.
  3. Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hylton Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. Denice Thibodeau (April 30, 2012). "Fire at Danville's Hylton Hall Ruled Arson". WSLS. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014.
  5. Heather Rosenbaum (January 13, 2014). "Secret Room Found During Hylton Hall Demolition". WSET.