Hylton Hall | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 18, 2009[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 108-5065-0082 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.5675°N -79.4264°W |
Architect: | Heard, Cardwell & Craighill |
Architecture: | Classical Revival |
Added: | September 14, 2009 |
Refnum: | 09000726 |
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.[2]
On April 15, 2012, a fire ruled to be arson destroyed Hylton Hall.[3] During demolition, a secret room filled with records from the 1800s until 2004 was located.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.