18th Annual Walking Tour Archive – Danville Historical Society
Historic Designation: | |
Address: | 549 Main Street |
1990 Owners: | Clement & Wheatley Law Office |
Description: |
Constructed in 1922 as the Southern Amusement Building, this Beaux Arts style structure originally was to have become Danville’s most lavish theatre, a ‘new and large playhouse’ for road shows, vaudeville, Chautauqua and motion pictures. Early plans showed a 2,000 seat playhouse---to be called the Palace Theatre---complete with a large stage, balcony, and gallery,
as well as two stores and suites of offices. Only the stores, lobby and offices were completed however. By 1925, the buildings businesses included: Clement & Wheatley purchased the building in 1987, restored the facade to its early appearance, and in 1988 relocated its expanding law firm from the Masonic Temple to its elegant new office at 549 Main Street. |