Schoolfield School Complex
Schoolfield School Complex | |
Location | 31 Baltimore Ave., Danville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°34′05″N 79°25′27″W / 36.56806°N 79.42417°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1912 | -1913, 1936-1937, 1939-1940
Architect | Pettit, Charles G. Jr. |
Architectural style | Prairie School, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 09000392[1] |
VLR No. | 108-5065-0081 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 2009 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2009[2] |
Schoolfield School Complex is a complex of historic school buildings located at Danville, Virginia. The complex consists of Building A, built in 1912 or 1913, Building B, built in 1936 or 1937, and Building C, built in 1939 or 1940. Building A is a 2 1/2-story, Prairie School style brick building with deep eaves that cap a narrow elongated structure, multi-paned massed windows, and horizontal masonry banding. It has an entry tower and addition built in 1933. Building B is a vernacular brick building that operated as a vocational center. Building C is a one-story, brick Colonial Revival style elementary school building. It was originally built as a Public Works Administration project and housed Schoolfield High School. The complex was built by the Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mill Company as part of the mill worker neighborhood called "Schoolfield Village."[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
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Building A
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Building B
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Building C
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register Master List" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Landmarks Register. June 15, 2023. p. 7. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Lifsey, Emmet W.; Smith, W. Scott; Adams-Doolittle, Jesse (December 28, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schoolfield School Complex". National Archives. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- Public Works Administration in Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Danville, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Virginia
- 1913 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs