The Mechanicsville Historic District encompasses a small and cohesive working-class neighborhood west of downtown Danville, Virginia.

This area was developed beginning roughly in 1880 as a residential district catering to workers in the nearby tobacco-processing facilities.

The houses in the district are in a blend of styles, but are characterized by similar lot sizes and setbacks.

The neighborhood was a center of civil rights activism during the 1960s, playing host to Martin Luther King Jr.

This article about a property in Danville, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.