Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District

Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District
Dan River Mills, May 2010
Location Both sides of Dan River roughly bounded by Union St. Dam, Main St. Bridge, and Riverside and Memorial Drs., Danville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°35′31″N 79°23′32″W / 36.59194°N 79.39222°W / 36.59194; -79.39222Coordinates: 36°35′31″N 79°23′32″W / 36.59194°N 79.39222°W / 36.59194; -79.39222
Area 118.7 acres (48.0 ha)
Built 1882 (1882)
Built by Aberthaw Construction Co.; Lockwood, Greene & Company; et al.
Architectural style No Style Listed, Classical Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 00000480, 10000095 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 108-0013, 108-0123
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 11, 2000, March 24, 2010 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR July 20, 1999, September 17, 2009[2]

Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District and Dan River Mill No. 8 is a national historic district located at Danville, Virginia. The district includes 23 contributing buildings and 13 contributing structures in the city of Danville. The district includes buildings and structures associated with the Riverside Division, one of two historic textile mill complexes in Danville developed by Dan River Inc. and its predecessor, Riverside Cotton Mills. The building and structures were are characterized by multistory industrial buildings of mostly brick construction dating from the 1880s through the 1910s. Dan River Mill No. 8 is a four-story, reinforced concrete building constructed in the 1920s.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, with a boundary increase in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dan River Inc. Riverside Division Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. ↑ Michael J. Pulice and John R. Kern (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dan River Mill No. 8" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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