{"nrhp_refnum":"99001711","name":"Dale Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101-1-3 N. Vermillion St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danville","county":"Vermilion County","state":"IL","lat":40.14816453800006,"lon":-87.62988176599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-01-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial building with a high attic at 101-103 North Vermilion Street in downtown Danville, Illinois. It was built in 1914 for John W. Dale on the site of the 1873 Vermilion Opera House, which a fire destroyed.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a good example of the Commercial Style, listed under Criterion C for architecture. Its dark brown brick, stone detailing, decorative brick panels and tall gabled parapet compare favorably with other Commercial Style buildings in Danville. It also replaced an important 1873 opera house and retains parts of the earlier building's rear wall.","narrative":"Rising three stories with a high attic at the corner of North Vermilion and East North streets in downtown Danville, this brick commercial building was erected in 1914 after a May fire virtually destroyed the Vermilion Opera House, built on the site in 1873 by three local businessmen. John W. Dale had the new building constructed in the Commercial Style. Dark brown brick, stone sills and caps, decorative brick panels, a stone plaque inscribed DALE and a tall gabled parapet define the street elevations. Storefronts have been altered over the years, yet the brick piers, stringcourses and upper-story windows remain. Inside, pressed-metal ceilings, marble stair details, pine woodwork and office suites survive. The rear wall, built of lighter common brick, appears to be a remnant of the earlier opera house. The building was recognized for its architecture, and the nomination compares it favorably with other Commercial Style buildings in Danville, including the King Building and the Fischer Theater.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Commercial Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic storefronts have been modified, but the spatial arrangements remain original. Current functions include specialty stores and business, with some vacant space.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.760361-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/8942/28894219/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/99001711.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001711/8e3a1f7a1f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001711/8e3a1f7a1f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Building_in_Danville.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Building_in_Danville.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894219","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953972"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/vermilion-county/dale-building-99001711/"}