Hylton Hall Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hylton Hall. Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard . April 2009 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  3. Web site: Fire at Danville's Hylton Hall Ruled Arson . Denice Thibodeau . April 30, 2012 . WSLS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012022504/http://www.wsls.com/story/20861512/fire-at-danvilles-hylton-hall-ruled-arson . October 12, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Secret Room Found During Hylton Hall Demolition. Heather Rosenbaum. January 13, 2014. WSET.