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The Schoolfield Welfare Building, now known as Schoolfield Presents, is a historic function hall at 917 West Main Street in
Danville, Virginia Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River. It was a center of tobacco production and was an area of Confederate activity ...
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History

The architecturally eclectic brick two story building was built 1916-17 by Dan River Inc. within the
company town A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets and re ...
. The building originally served as a combination medical clinic, daycare, and meeting space. The non-profit Schoolfield Preservation Foundation purchased the building in 2007, and has since been renamed to Schoolfield Presents. The building was listed on the
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in 2011. As part of the Caesars Virginia casino redevelopment, part of the building will be turned into a coworking space.


Architecture

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.


See also

* Schoolfield School Complex * Hylton Hall *
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References

Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1917 National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Virginia 1917 establishments in Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia Brick buildings and structures in Virginia {{DanvilleVA-NRHP-stub