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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Danville, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Danville, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 21 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Description
1 Dan River Mill No. 8
March 24, 2010
(#10000095)
424 Memorial Dr.
36°35′30″N 79°23′41″W / 36.591667°N 79.394722°W / 36.591667; -79.394722 (Dan River Mill No. 8)
2 Danville Historic District
April 11, 1973
(#73002207)
Roughly bounded by Main, Green, and Paxton Sts., and Memorial Hospital; also Jefferson Ave., Chestnut Pl., Grove, Chambers, and the 100 blocks of Ross and Holbrook Sts.
36°34′55″N 79°24′00″W / 36.581944°N 79.400000°W / 36.581944; -79.400000 (Danville Historic District)
Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase of August 24, 2015
3 Danville Municipal Building
Danville Municipal Building
July 21, 1995
(#95000896)
418 Patton St.
36°35′11″N 79°23′31″W / 36.586389°N 79.391944°W / 36.586389; -79.391944 (Danville Municipal Building)
4 Danville National Cemetery
April 7, 1995
(#95000274)
721 Lee St.
36°34′37″N 79°23′22″W / 36.576944°N 79.389444°W / 36.576944; -79.389444 (Danville National Cemetery)
5 Danville Public Library
Danville Public Library
November 12, 1969
(#69000338)
975 Main St.
36°34′52″N 79°24′00″W / 36.581111°N 79.400000°W / 36.581111; -79.400000 (Danville Public Library)
6 Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot
Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot
July 21, 1995
(#95000895)
701 Craghead St.
36°35′03″N 79°23′02″W / 36.584167°N 79.383889°W / 36.584167; -79.383889 (Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot)
7 Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District
Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District
July 14, 1982
(#82004552)
Off U.S. Route 58
36°34′50″N 79°23′18″W / 36.580556°N 79.388333°W / 36.580556; -79.388333 (Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential District)
Boundary increase May 21, 2009
8 Downtown Danville Historic District
Downtown Danville Historic District
August 12, 1993
(#93000830)
Roughly bounded by Memorial Dr. and High, Patton and Ridge Sts.
36°35′16″N 79°23′32″W / 36.587778°N 79.392222°W / 36.587778; -79.392222 (Downtown Danville Historic District)
9 Holbrook-Ross Street Historic District
November 18, 1997
(#97001404)
Roughly bounded by Holbrook, Ross, Gay, and Maury Sts.
36°35′12″N 79°24′10″W / 36.586667°N 79.402778°W / 36.586667; -79.402778 (Holbrook-Ross Street Historic District)
10 Hotel Danville
December 6, 1984
(#84000658)
600 Main St.
36°35′14″N 79°23′41″W / 36.587222°N 79.394722°W / 36.587222; -79.394722 (Hotel Danville)
11 Hylton Hall
September 14, 2009
(#09000726)
700 Lanier Ave.
36°34′04″N 79°25′34″W / 36.567778°N 79.426111°W / 36.567778; -79.426111 (Hylton Hall)
12 Langhorne House
Langhorne House
February 1, 2006
(#05001586)
117 Broad St.
36°34′49″N 79°24′12″W / 36.580139°N 79.403333°W / 36.580139; -79.403333 (Langhorne House)
13 Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
December 6, 1990
(#90001822)
767 Main St.
36°35′05″N 79°23′47″W / 36.584722°N 79.396389°W / 36.584722; -79.396389 (Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South)
14 Mechanicsville Historic District
Mechanicsville Historic District
May 19, 2014
(#14000231)
Floyd, High, North Ridge, Monroe & Upper Sts.
36°35′20″N 79°23′47″W / 36.588889°N 79.396389°W / 36.588889; -79.396389 (Mechanicsville Historic District)
15 North Danville Historic District
January 15, 2004
(#03001432)
Roughly bounded by Riverside Dr., Claiborne St., Leemont Cemetery, Novle Ave., and Scales St.
36°35′51″N 79°23′05″W / 36.5975°N 79.384722°W / 36.5975; -79.384722 (North Danville Historic District)
16 Penn-Wyatt House
Penn-Wyatt House
September 7, 1979
(#79003317)
862 Main St.
36°35′00″N 79°23′56″W / 36.583333°N 79.398889°W / 36.583333; -79.398889 (Penn-Wyatt House)
17 Schoolfield School Complex
Schoolfield School Complex
June 3, 2009
(#09000392)
31 Baltimore Ave.
36°34′03″N 79°25′26″W / 36.567500°N 79.423889°W / 36.567500; -79.423889 (Schoolfield School Complex)
18 Schoolfield Welfare Building
Schoolfield Welfare Building
March 1, 2011
(#11000064)
917 W Main St.
36°34′09″N 79°25′27″W / 36.569167°N 79.424167°W / 36.569167; -79.424167 (Schoolfield Welfare Building)

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location Summary
1 Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District
Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District
May 11, 2000
(#00000480)
July 29, 2016
Both sides of Dan River roughly bounded by Union St. Dam, Main St. Bridge, and Riverside and Memorial Drs.; also 424 Memorial Dr.
36°35′34″N 79°23′50″W / 36.592778°N 79.397222°W / 36.592778; -79.397222 (Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District)
424 Memorial represents Dan River Mill No. 8, a boundary increase of March 24, 2010
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