North Danville Historic District Explained

North Danville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 15, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:108-0113
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.5975°N -79.3847°W
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:January 15, 2004
Refnum:03001432

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).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Danville Historic District . Teresa Douglass . Peggy Nickell . Phil Thomason . June 2003 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map