Centreville-Fentress Historic District

Centreville-Fentress Historic District

The corner of Fentress Road and Blue Ridge Road
Location Roughly bounded by Fentress Rd., Centerville Tnpk., Blue Ridge Rd., Whittamore Rd., Chesapeake, Virginia
Coordinates 36°41′54″N 76°10′44″W / 36.69833°N 76.17889°W / 36.69833; -76.17889Coordinates: 36°41′54″N 76°10′44″W / 36.69833°N 76.17889°W / 36.69833; -76.17889
Area 257 acres (104 ha)
Built 1871 (1871)
Architect King, John S.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, et al.
NRHP Reference # 03000562[1]
VLR # 131-5071
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 23, 2003
Designated VLR March 19, 2003[2]

Centreville-Fentress Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in a rural farming community that developed a small commercial core. It was developed starting in the 1880s, with the addition of the Norfolk and Elizabeth City Railroad link to the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. Notable resources include the Fentress House (c. 1870s), Colonial Revival style Centerville Baptist Church (1925), New Burfoot House (1925), Queen Anne style George Jackson House (1890), the Norfolk and Elizabeth City, NC Railroad Tracks, and a 1920 commercial building.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Kimble A. David (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Centreville-Fentress Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived September 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


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