Danville Municipal Building - Danville, Virginia
N 36° 35.188 W 079° 23.529
17S E 643836 N 4050202
The Danville Municipal Builing was built between 1926-1927 and is still serving the citizen of Danville today. d
Waymark Code: WM2W5V
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2007
Views: 17
Construction of the Danville Municipal Building began in February 1926 and the corner stone was placed on July 7, 1926. The building is modeled after the Chesapeake an Oho General Officers in Newport News, Virginia. The building was first occupied by government officials in September 1927 and is still serving the citizens of Danville Today. In 1942, the Danville Exchange Club erected a marble statue of Danville’s long serving mayor Harry Wooding. Mayor Wooding was elected mayor in 1892 and served uninterrupted until November 1938.
Source/Credit: Virgnia Department of Historic Resources
Street address:
418 Patton Street
Danville, Va United States
24541
County / Borough / Parish: City of Danville
Year listed: 1995
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Government Office
Current function: Government Office
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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