Hylton Hall was a historic

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building located at

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. It was built about 1918, and was a six-story, five-bay, H-shaped brick and frame building in the

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style. The front facade featured a full-height entry

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supported by classical columns and the building was topped by a roof with various shapes and pitches. Also on the property was a contributing a one-story shop building built about 1928. It was built as a hotel-style dormitory for single female workers of The Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills, Incorporated ( Dan River Mills). It continued as a residential facility until 1948 when it was converted to offices. an
''Accompanying four photos''
/ref> On April 15, 2012, a fire ruled to be arson destroyed Hylton Hall. During demolition, a secret room filled with records from the 1800s until 2004 was located. It was listed on the

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in 2009.

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