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.[3]
Hylton Hall | |
 Overview of the site | |
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| Location | 700 Lanier Ave., Danville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′3″N 79°25′35″W / 36.56750°N 79.42639°W |
| Area | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Heard, Cardwell & Craighill |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000726[1] |
| VLR No. | 108-5065-0082 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
On April 15, 2012, a fire ruled to be arson destroyed Hylton Hall.[4] During demolition, a secret room filled with records from the 1800s until 2004 was located.[5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hylton Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ Denice Thibodeau (April 30, 2012). "Fire at Danville's Hylton Hall Ruled Arson". WSLS. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014.
- ^ Heather Rosenbaum (January 13, 2014). "Secret Room Found During Hylton Hall Demolition". WSET.