Holbrooks–Ross Street Historic District
Holbrook–Ross Street Historic District | |
 Holbrook Street houses | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Holbrook, Ross, Gay, and Maury Sts., Danville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°35′16″N 79°24′11″W / 36.58778°N 79.40306°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Hargraves, John; Pleasants, J.R. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001404[1] |
| VLR No. | 108-0180 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | July 2, 1997[2] |
Holbrook–Ross Street Historic District is a national historic district located in Danville, Virginia. The district includes 107 contributing buildings in a primarily African-American neighborhood of Danville. It includes a full range of late 19th and early 20th century residential, commercial, and institutional structures. The majority of the houses are single-family dwellings that were built between 1880 and 1910, and includes notable examples of vernacular Italianate and Queen Anne styles. Notable buildings include the Williams House (c. 1890), Hargraves-Geary House (c. 1890), Tisden House (c. 1930), Leroy Johnson House (c. 1940), Broadnax Apartment (c. 1930), Calvary Baptist Church (1896), Holbrook Street Presbyterian Church (c. 1910), Loyal Baptist Church (1924), Wesley AME Church (1939), Westmoreland Middle School (1936), and the Annex Building (1925). Located in the district are the separately listed Hotel Danville and the Danville Municipal Building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
[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 March 19, 2013.
- ^ Alison Stone Blanton (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holbrook–Ross Street Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
