Hylton Hall
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.
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.
See also
- Schoolfield School Complex
- Schoolfield Welfare Building
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Danville, Virginia
References
- ^ "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.
