Built 1918 (1918) VLR # 108-5065-0082 Opened 1918 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | NRHP Reference # 09000726 Designated VLR June 18, 2009 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 14 September 2009 | |
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Location 700 Lanier Ave., Danville, Virginia | ||
Abandoned inside hylton hall the dan river virginia
Hylton Hall was a historic dormitory building located at Danville, Virginia. It was built about 1918, and was a six-story, five-bay, "H"-shaped brick and frame building in the Classical Revival style. The front facade featured a full-height entry portico supported by classical columns and the building was topped by a roof with various shapes and pitches. Also on the property was a contributing a one-story shop building built about 1928. It was built as a hotel-style dormitory for single female workers of The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Incorporated (Dan River Mills). It continued as a residential facility until 1948 when it was converted to offices.
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On April 15, 2012, a fire ruled to be arson destroyed Hylton Hall. During demolition, a secret room filled with records from the 1800s until 2004 was located.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.