North Danville Historic District

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North Danville Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by N. Main, Worsham, Claiborne, Keister, and W. James Sts. in Danville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°35′51″N79°23′05″W / 36.59750°N 79.38472°W / 36.59750; -79.38472
Area142.8 acres (57.8 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 03001432 [1]
VLR No.108-0113
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2004
Designated VLRJanuary 15, 2004 [2]

North Danville Historic District is a national historic district located in Danville, Virginia. The district includes 426 contributing buildings in a primarily residential area of Danville. The district includes three blocks of primarily two-story, brick commercial buildings. Buildings within the district were constructed from around 1880 until roughly 1955 and reflect a wide variety of architectural styles, including vernacular Victorian, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and bungalow designs. Many of these buildings were built by Dan River Cotton Mills founder T.B. Fitzgerald. Notable buildings include the Calvary United Methodist Church (1886), Shelton Memorial Presbyterian Church (1889), Bellevue Public School (1898), Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1910), Keen Street Baptist Church (1927), and Woodrow Wilson High School (1926). [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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 June 5, 2013.
  3. Teresa Douglass; Peggy Nickell; Phil Thomason (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Danville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine