36th Annual Walking Tour Archive – Danville Historical Society
Historic Designation: | Education Annex, Main Street United Methodist Church |
Address: | 769 Main Street, Danville, VA |
2008 Owners: | Danville Education, Arts & Cultural Center |
Description: |
Designed by the architect J. Bryant Heard to complement the early 1890s Romanesque Revival facade conceived by William Poindexter for the landmark Main Street Methodist narthex and four-story bell tower, the church's Sunday School annex echoes the massing and Romanesque arched brickwork and windows of the church edifice. In 2006, some months before its congregation decided last year to disband, Main Street Church members "downsized," conveying their under-used annex to help fulfill a visionary doctor's dream of breathing renewed life into a building that once had teemed with activity. Since then, Dr. Addis – a native of Ethiopia – has embarked on a systematic program of resurrecting the 85-year-old building, room by room, bringing purpose and energy to a place dear to the hearts and memories of generations of Danvillians. |