William T. Sutherlin Mansion
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History | |
 Sutherlin Mansion, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 975 Main St., Danville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′51″N 79°24′1″W / 36.58083°N 79.40028°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1857-1858 |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000338[1] |
| VLR No. | 108-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, also known as the William T Sutherlin Mansion and the Confederate Memorial, is a historic home and museum building located at Danville, Virginia. It was built for Major William T. Sutherlin in 1857-1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, stuccoed building in the Italian Villa style. It features a one-story wooden porch, a shallow hipped roof surrounded by a heavy bracketed cornice and topped by a square cupola ornamented with pilasters and a bracketed cornice.
While at the house, which served as his temporary residence from April 3 to April 10, 1865, on April 4, President Jefferson Davis signed his last official proclamation as President of the Confederate States of America. on April 10, Davis was at dinner at the house when he learned of the surrender at Appomattox.[3]
The house later became the Danville Public Library and is currently the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History. In August 2015, the Danville city council voted to adopt an ordinance, only allowing the U.S., Virginia, City of Danville and the POW/MIA flag to be flown on city-maintained flagpoles, which resulted in the removal of the Third National flag of the Confederacy from the lawn of the building.[4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Danville Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Danville Public Library" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Jenkins, Jack. "After 20 Years, Confederate Flag In ‘The Last Capitol of the Confederacy’ Comes Down", Thinkprogress.org, August 10, 2015
External links
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Italianate architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1858
- Houses in Danville, Virginia
- Visitor attractions in Danville, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Danville, Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs