1812 War of 1812 against Britain begins. United States wins series of naval victories but fails in attempts to invade Canada, British burn Capitol and White House in August 1814.

VIRGINIA - Danville County

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) 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 Dan River Mill No. 8 (added 2009 - - #09000923) Also known as White Mill 424 Memorial Dr. , Danville Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Lockwood, Greene & Co. Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Clinic, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Water Works Current Function: Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Road-Related Dan River Mill No. 8 (Boundary Increase) (added 2010 - - #10000095) Also known as DHR #108-0123 424 Memorial Dr. , Danville Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Lockwood, Greene & Company, Aberthaw Construction Company Architectural Style: Gothic Revival, Classical Revival Area of Significance: Industry, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Clinic, Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Vacant/Not In Use 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) 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 Municipal Building (added 1995 - - #95000896) Also known as VDHR File No. 108-111-71;See also; Downtown Danville Histori 418 Patton St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Fuqua Construction Co., Heard and Chesterman Architectural Style: Classical Revival Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Local Historic Function: Government Historic Sub-function: Government Office Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Government Office Danville National Cemetery (added 1995 - - #95000274) Also known as DHR File No. 108-57 721 Lee St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Funerary Historic Sub-function: Cemetery Current Function: Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery Danville Public Library (added 1969 - - #69000338) Also known as Sutherlin House 975 Main St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italian Villa Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Local Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: Library Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot (added 1995 - - #95000895) Also known as VDHR File No. 108-58-12;See also:Downtown Danville Historic 701 Craghead St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Graham, R.B., Milburn, Frank P. Architectural Style: Renaissance Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Local Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Work In Progress Current Sub-function: Museum, Rail-Related Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District (added 1982 - - #82004552) Off U.S. 58 , Danville (Independent City) 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 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) 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) 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 Hotel Danville (added 1984 - - #84000658) Also known as Municipal Building and City Market;VHLC File No. 108-27 600 Main St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Poindexter,William H., Underwood,H.A. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Communications Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Specialty Store, Theater Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling Hylton Hall (added 2009 - - #09000726) Also known as VDR 108-5065-0082 700 Lanier Ave. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Heard, Cardwell & Craighill Architectural Style: Classical Revival Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education Historic Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, Multiple Dwelling Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Langhorne House (added 2006 - - #05001586) Also known as VDHR file no. 108-0064 117 Broad St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South (added 1990 - - #90001822) Also known as Main Street United Methodist Church;DHR File No. 108-63 767 Main St. , Danville (independent City) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Heard,J.Bryant Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure Penn-Wyatt House (added 1979 - - #79003317) Also known as Hoffman House 862 Main St. , Danville (Independent City) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Second Empire, Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Schoolfield School Complex (added 2009 - - #09000392) Also known as 108-5065-0081 31 Baltimore Ave. , Danville Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Pettit, Charles G. Jr. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Prairie School Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Local Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: School Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

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