National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Danville County

Danville County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District, Danville Historic District, Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District and Downtown Danville Historic District and Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Saura and Woodland dating back to 1750.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Danville County places including Aberthaw Construction Co., unknown, J.R. Pleasants and John Hargraves. Prominent architectural styles found in Danville Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic Revival and Queen Anne.

Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000480)

Also known as VDHR Site No. 108-0013

Both sides of Dan River roughly bounded by Union St. Dam, Main St. Bridge, and Riverside and Memorial Drs. , Danville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Aberthaw Construction Co., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Manufacturing Facility, Pedestrian Related, Research Facility, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Parking Lot, Road-Related

Danville Historic District (added 1973 - - #73002207)

Also known as See Also: Langhorne House

Roughly bounded by Main, Green, and Paxton Sts., and Memorial Hospital , Danville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Gothic Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District (added 1982 - - #82004552)

Off U.S. 58 , Danville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Architecture, Prehistoric, Commerce, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Saura, Woodland

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2009 - - #09000334)

209 and 215 Main St. , Danville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Downtown Danville Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000830)

Also known as VDHR File No.l 108-11;See Also:Hotel Danville;Danville Munic

Roughly bounded by Memorial Dr. and High, Patton and Ridge Sts. , Danville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Black, Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Specialty Store

Holbrook--Ross Street Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001404)

Also known as Holbrook, Ross, Maury, Roberts, John, Doe, and Gay Streets;D

Roughly bounded by Holbrook, Ross, Gay, and Maury Sts. , Danville (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pleasants, J.R., Hargraves, John

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Black, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce, Education, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling