Architect King, John S. VLR # 131-5071 Area 104 ha Added to NRHP 23 June 2003 | NRHP Reference # 03000562 Designated VLR March 19, 2003 Year built 1871 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by Fentress Rd., Centerville Tnpk., Blue Ridge Rd., Whittamore Rd., Chesapeake, Virginia Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, et al. | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
References
Centreville-Fentress Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA