117 Broad St
Danville, Virginia
http://www.visitdanville.com
Open by appointment

Viscountess Nancy Astor, born Nancy Langhorne in Danville in 1879, ultimately became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons. Her sister Irene, married artist Charles Dana Gibson, who immortalized his wife as the famous “Gibson Girl,” the international fashion ideal at the turn of the century. The Langhorne House is currently under renovations and open by appointment only.

Directions:
One block north of Main St. Plaque at Main and Broad Streets.

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