Victorian Architecture
The stately mansions that line Danville’s Millionaires’ Row and nearby side streets can be admired not only for their awe-inspiring grandeur and brilliant architecture, but also for the insight they provide into customs of the era in which many of them were built – the Victorian Era. In this piece, guide Susan Stilwell has selected architectural examples from a few of her favorite homes in the neighborhood, and she uses them to provide a glimpse into what life was like for the early denizens of these homes.
Guide: Ms. Susan Stilwell
With 31 years in the real estate business in Durango, CO, and now Danville, Susan is a real estate broker who is passionate about historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization. She has served as Chairman of the Danville Planning Commission, President of the Danville Historical Society, Charter Trustee of the Langhorne House, Board of Virginia Downtown Development Association, and currently sits on the Commission on Architectural Review. Susan lives in a 1915 wholesale grocery warehouse and specializes in marketing commercial and residential properties in the city's five National Register Historic Districts.
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