Schoolfield School Complex | |
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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, Georgian Revival |
Part of | Schoolfield Historic District ( ID100005881 [1]) |
NRHP reference No. | 09000392 |
VLR No. | 108-5065-0081 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Designated NRHP | June 3, 2009 |
Designated CP | December 3, 2020 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2009 |
The Schoolfield School Complex, now the Westmoreland Schoolfield senior apartments, is a three-building complex of historic school buildings located in Danville, Virginia.
The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mill Company built the complex as part of the mill company town named "Schoolfield Village." Originally most boys only attended through seventh grade, when they became eligible to work in the mills. [3]
In 1951, the City of Danville the Schoolfield area but the elementary school continued operating for decades by the Danville Public Schools. By the mid-1990s, the school was moved to a new building and the complex served as the Danville City Schools' Central Office Annex. [3]
In 2006 and 2007, the buildings were converted to affordable apartments for residents 55 years old or more. [4] The complex was added as a single listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 and recognized as a contributing property to the Schoolfield Historic District in 2020. [5]
Schoolfield School Complex | |
![]() Building B | |
Location | 31 Baltimore Ave., Danville, Virginia |
---|---|
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, Georgian Revival |
Part of | Schoolfield Historic District ( ID100005881 [1]) |
NRHP reference No. | 09000392 |
VLR No. | 108-5065-0081 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Designated NRHP | June 3, 2009 |
Designated CP | December 3, 2020 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2009 |
The Schoolfield School Complex, now the Westmoreland Schoolfield senior apartments, is a three-building complex of historic school buildings located in Danville, Virginia.
The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mill Company built the complex as part of the mill company town named "Schoolfield Village." Originally most boys only attended through seventh grade, when they became eligible to work in the mills. [3]
In 1951, the City of Danville the Schoolfield area but the elementary school continued operating for decades by the Danville Public Schools. By the mid-1990s, the school was moved to a new building and the complex served as the Danville City Schools' Central Office Annex. [3]
In 2006 and 2007, the buildings were converted to affordable apartments for residents 55 years old or more. [4] The complex was added as a single listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 and recognized as a contributing property to the Schoolfield Historic District in 2020. [5]