Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District

The Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District is a national historic district located at Danville, Virginia. The district includes 532 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures in the city of Danville. The district reflects the late-19th century and early-20th development of Danville as a tobacco processing center and includes residential, commercial, and industrial buildings reflecting that growth. It also includes archaeological sites related to early Native American settlements in the area. Notable buildings include the American Tobacco's Harris Building, the Imperial Tobacco Company Building, Cabell Warehouse, Patton Storage Units (c. 1940), Crowell Motor Company, Municipal Power Station (1912), Riverside Cotton Mill #1 (1886), and a variety of "shotgun" houses and bungalow workers housing. Located in the district are the separately listed Danville Municipal Building and Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot.[3][4]

Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District
Imperial Tobacco Company warehouse in 1978
LocationOff U.S. 58, Danville, Virginia
Coordinates36°34′55″N 79°23′15″W
Area260 acres (110 ha)
Built1793 (1793)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.82004552 (original)
09000334[1] (increase)
VLR No.108-0058
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1982
Boundary increaseMay 21, 2009
Designated VLRMarch 18, 1980, March 19, 2009[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, with a boundary increase in 2009.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Gary Grant; Wendy Harris; Barbara Handy; Jill Moser; Donna Ware (Summer 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying map
  4. Gary R. Grant; J. Daniel Pezzoni (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying map


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