Mechanicsville Historic District

Floyd, High, North Ridge, Monroe & Upper Sts., Danville (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Danville.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 2014. NRIS 14000231.

34 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • VDHR# 108-5607

From Wikipedia:

Mechanicsville Historic District

The Mechanicsville Historic District encompasses a small and cohesive working-class neighborhood west of downtown Danville, Virginia. The district is bounded by Upper Street on the northwest; North Floyd Street on the northeast; High Street on the southeast; and North Ridge Street on the southwest. This area was developed beginning roughly in 1880 as a residential district catering to workers in the nearby tobacco-processing facilities. The houses in the district are in a blend of styles, but are characterized by similar lot sizes and setbacks. The district includes two churches, and a building that originally served as a tobacco prizery (a building where tobacco leaves are packed into barrels). The neighborhood was a center of civil rights activism during the 1960s, playing host to Martin Luther King Jr. It was once somewhat larger; areas to the west and north were razed during urban redevelopment efforts.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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