Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
714 North Main Street
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
1. 714 North Main Street Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 2004 by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.
Location. 36° 35.768′ N, 79° 23.051′ W. Marker is in Danville, Virginia. It is on North Main Street north of Worsham Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 714 N Main St, Danville VA 24540, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: North Danville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Delius (about 500 feet away); Historic Neapolis (about 500 feet away); The World's Largest Magic Wand (about 500 feet away); Moffett Memorial Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Moffett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Riverside Cotton Mills (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Riverside Cotton Mills (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
Other markers no longer nearby. North Danville (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Calvary United Methodist Church
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Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
2. 714 North Main Street Marker
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
3. 714 North Main Street
The main entrance has an original single-light glass and wood door with an original single-light transom and original single-light and single wood panel sidelights.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
4. 714 North Main Street
(Ca. 1890) The Hospitality House
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
5. 714 North Main Street
The dwelling has a continuous brick foundation covered with stucco, an exterior of stucco on all facades but the rear which has vinyl siding, a hipped roof of asphalt shingles and an interior end and an interior central brick chimney. On the main faηade is a full-width, hipped roof porch with an added metal awning, a replaced poured concrete floor, stuccoed square columns with a solid stuccoed wall and archways connecting the columns.
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 25, 2025
6. 714 North Main Street
Windows are original two-over-two double hung wood sash and two-over-two double hung vinyl sash.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 25, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
