Centreville-Fentress Historic District

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Centreville-Fentress Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register

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.
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	03000562^[1]
VLR #	131-5071
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

↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ Kimble A. David (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Centreville-Fentress Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map

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