Shingled gables with sawn and turned ornaments, bracketed cornices, plus rich carving in the porch pediment are just some of the varied wood details that embellish the complex geometry of this important Queen Anne style structure built in 1891-92.

Not only does it occupy an conspicuous corner of West Main Street, but also an important place in area history as the home of Andrew Jackson Montague. In 1885, Jack” Montague as he was sometimes called, chose Danville to launch his legal and political career. While he and his family lived in this house he was elected Attorney General of Virginia; that position led him into the Governors mansion five years later. After his term as Governor, Montague went on to become Dean of the Law School at the University of Richmond from 1906 to 1912. In 1912, he was elected to Congress where he served until his death in 1927.

When the Montagues left Danville in 1898, they did not immediately sell their home—not until 1904 did it become the property of Loula G. Reagan who lived here some forty years. During World War II she converted the house to apartments. When it was sold in 1946 , and for 20 years thereafter, the house was used as rental property. In 1967, it began its return to use as a single-family dwelling, first in the hands of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gauldin, who lived here until 1987 when it was purchased by Lewis and Mary Dumont.

Over the past 17 years the Dumonts have refurbished the house inside and out—systematically cleaning and polishing early-electric brass fixtures, seeing to the repair of jewel-toned stained glass, and enhancing the rooms with their extensive collection of handsome antique oak pieces, and other furniture and fittings appropriate to the period of the turn of the 20th century. Painted in a palette reminiscent of Victorian Cape May, New Jersey, the house remains a center of activity not only for the Dumonts but also for three active boys, who share their parents’ enthusiasm for fitness and sports.