The Schoolfield Welfare Building is a historic function hall at 917 West Main Street in Danville, Virginia. The architecturally eclectic brick two story building was built 1916-17 by Dan River, Inc. as a social center for its workers. 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. It is now owned by a non-profit organization.[2]
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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 |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000064[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 2011 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Schoolfield Welfare Building" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-03-10.