Centreville–Fentress Historic District, Chesapeake

Name: Centreville–Fentress Historic District
Address: Chesapeake, United States

#20 among attractions in Chesapeake

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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, Colonial Revival style Centerville Baptist Church, New Burfoot House, Queen Anne style George Jackson House, the Norfolk and Elizabeth City, NC Railroad Tracks, and a 1920 commercial building. ()

Built: 1871 (153 years ago)Coordinates: 36°41'54"N, 76°10'44"W

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Butts RoadChesapeake United States

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Centreville–Fentress Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesapeake Arboretum, Great Bridge Bridge, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Oak Grove United Methodist Church.

4.4 miNW
Botanical garden, Trail
Chesapeake Arboretum, Chesapeake
113 min walk • Chesapeake Arboretum is a non-profit arboretum located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. It is open daily without charge.
3.7 miNW
Bridge
Great Bridge Bridge, Chesapeake
95 min walk • The Great Bridge Bridge is a double-leaf rolling bascule drawbridge that carries Battlefield Blvd across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was constructed in 2004 by the Army Corps of Engineers and operated by the City of Chesapeake. It has a mean daily traffic of 35,000 vehicles.
6.4 miNE
Nightlife, Convention center, Music venue
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach
164 min walk • Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach, formerly known as GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
4.2 miNW
Church
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Chesapeake
108 min walk • Oak Grove United Methodist Church is located in Chesapeake, VA, and is known as "the mother of all Methodist congregations in Hampton Roads".
3.4 miSW
Church
St. Stephen, Chesapeake
88 min walk • St. Stephen, Martyr is a Roman Catholic Church and part of the Diocese of Richmond, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was established in 1997 to accommodate the growing Catholic community of the Chesapeake area.
6.7 miNE
Beach
Wheeler Field, Virginia Beach
171 min walk • Wheeler Field was a proposed 5,000-seat baseball park in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was supposed to host the Virginia Beach Neptunes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an unspecified team in a summer wooden-bat league, and a junior college team from Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach campus.
7.4 miNE
36°46'30"N • 76°5'11"W
Landstown Commons Shopping Center, Virginia Beach
188 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.3 miNE
Canal
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Chesapeake
110 min walk • The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was built by a corporation in 1856-1860 to afford inland navigation between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound.
3.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Great Bridge, Chesapeake
89 min walk • Great Bridge is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake in the U.S. state of Virginia. Its name is derived from the American Revolutionary War Battle of Great Bridge, which took place on December 9, 1775, and resulted in the final removal of British government from the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
6.8 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach
173 min walk • The Virginia Beach Sportsplex is a sports complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The name is most commonly attached to the main stadium within the complex, which opened in 1999.