Danville Municipal Building

Municipal Building, at 418 Patton Street in downtown Danville, Virginia, is a Classical Revival government building completed in 1926-27. Architects Heard & Chesterman gave it an Ionic colonnaded limestone front, raised a full story above the sidewalk and facing the end of South Union Street, with brick and concrete construction behind. Fuqua Construction Company of Lynchburg was the general contractor. It replaced an 1873 courthouse on the same site and brought together city offices and courts that had been split between locations. Inside, a Doric lobby leads to a fourth-floor Corporation Court Room with Corinthian pilasters and a skylight; the room now serves as the city council chamber. The building has housed administration, policing, and judicial and social services for nearly three-quarters of a century. It is recognized for its role in local government and for the way its monumental design suits its urban setting. Original windows have been replaced, but major interior spaces remain largely intact, and an interior restoration is under way.