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The '''Schoolfield Welfare Building''', now known as '''Schoolfield Presents''', is a historic function hall at 917 West Main Street in [[Danville, Virginia]]. |
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== History == |
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The architecturally eclectic brick two story building was built 1916-17 by [[Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District|Dan River Inc.]] within the [[company town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://godanriver.com/photos-a-look-at-schoolfield/collection_4ea1787c-625f-5ebe-b58e-7eb0c34686d3.html#1 |title=Photos: A look at Schoolfield |last= |first= |newspaper=[[Danville Register & Bee]] |publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]] |date=February 28, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> The building originally served as a combination medical clinic, daycare, and meeting space.<ref name="Mamon">{{cite web |url=https://cardinalnews.org/2023/09/21/danvilles-schoolfield-district-has-a-complex-history-of-economic-success-and-racial-prejudice-a-new-exhibit-will-preserve-this-history-in-the-midst-of-casino-construction/ |title=Danville’s casino is being built in what was once an all-white company town. A new exhibit will preserve its complex history. |last=Mamon |first=Grace |editor= |date=September 21, 2023 |website=[[Cardinal News]] |location=Roanoke, Virginia |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> |
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The non-profit Schoolfield Preservation Foundation purchased the building in 2007, and has since been renamed to Schoolfield Presents.<ref name=Pezzoni/> The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2011.<ref name=nris/> |
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== Architecture == |
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| ⚫ | The building has a Mission-style tile hip roof, with extended eaves supported by brackets. The building housed meeting spaces, a day-care center, and a medical clinic, as well as providing a large function space. A kindergarten playhouse made out of false logs and daubing was added to the property in 1938.<ref name="Pezzoni">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680391 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schoolfield Welfare Building |last=Grant |first=Gary R. |editor-last=Pezzoni|editor-first =J. Daniel |website=[[National Archives (United States)|National Archives]] |publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]] |date=September 28, 2010 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> |
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The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2011.<ref name=nris/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:03, 17 May 2024
Schoolfield Welfare Building | |
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| Location | 917 West Main St., Danville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′11″N 79°25′26″W / 36.56972°N 79.42389°W |
| Area | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) |
| Built | 1917, 1938 |
| Architect | J. Bryant Heard |
| Architectural style | Mission; Classical Revival; Rustic |
| Website | <schoolfieldpresents |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000064[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 2011 |
The Schoolfield Welfare Building, now known as Schoolfield Presents, is a historic function hall at 917 West Main Street in Danville, Virginia.
History
The architecturally eclectic brick two story building was built 1916-17 by Dan River Inc. within the company town.[2] The building originally served as a combination medical clinic, daycare, and meeting space.[3]
The non-profit Schoolfield Preservation Foundation purchased the building in 2007, and has since been renamed to Schoolfield Presents.[4] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
Architecture
The building has a Mission-style tile hip roof, with extended eaves supported by brackets. The building housed meeting spaces, a day-care center, and a medical clinic, as well as providing a large function space. A kindergarten playhouse made out of false logs and daubing was added to the property in 1938.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Photos: A look at Schoolfield". Danville Register & Bee. Lee Enterprises. February 28, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Mamon, Grace (September 21, 2023). "Danville's casino is being built in what was once an all-white company town. A new exhibit will preserve its complex history". Cardinal News. Roanoke, Virginia. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Grant, Gary R. (September 28, 2010). Pezzoni, J. Daniel (ed.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schoolfield Welfare Building". National Archives. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
Categories:
- Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1917
- Buildings and structures in Danville, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Virginia
- 1917 establishments in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs