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Virginia - Danville County - Historic Districts
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
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