Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg

Name: Centre Hill Museum
Address: Petersburg, United States

#7 among attractions in Petersburg

Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum

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Centre Hill Museum or Centre Hill Mansion as its proper name, completed initial construction in 1823 and was built by Revolutionary War veteran Robert Bolling IV. The Bollings were a very prominent family for many generations, being granted a plot of land in present-day Petersburg by the then King of England. Centre Hill served as Union headquarters during the reconstruction period; therefore, a meeting between a Union general and President Lincoln took place inside the home in 1865. President Taft also spent time on the property. Its doors were opened as a museum in the 1950s. ()

Built: 1823 (201 years ago)Coordinates: 37°13'48"N, 77°23'57"W

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Petersburg Central Business DistrictPetersburg United States

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Centre Hill Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Siege Museum, City Market, Blandford Church, Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.

~1960 ftW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
10 min walk • The Exchange Building, also known as the Merchant's Exchange Building or The Exchange, is a historic commercial building in at 15-19 West Bank Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered examples of a 19th-century market hall.
~1930 ftNW
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
10 min walk • City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an octagonal brick building.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Blandford Church, Petersburg
18 min walk • The Blandford Church is the oldest building in Petersburg, Virginia whose history is well documented. It is at the highest point in the city, atop Well's Hill. It is today part of a memorial to Southern soldiers who died during the Civil War.
~1220 ftW
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
6 min walk • Petersburg Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 75 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Petersburg.
~1730 ftNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
9 min walk • Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.
0.7 miSW
Church
Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg
17 min walk • Gillfield Baptist Church is the second-oldest black Baptist congregation in Petersburg, Virginia and one of the oldest in the nation. It has the oldest handwritten record book of any black church. It was organized in 1797 as a separate, integrated congregation. In 1818 it built its first church at its current lot on Perry Street.
~1770 ftW
City hall
Petersburg City Hall, Petersburg
9 min walk • Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Petersburg Old Town Historic District, Petersburg
16 min walk • Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings located in the oldest section of Petersburg.
0.6 miW
Park, Georgian architecture
Folly Castle Historic District, Petersburg
16 min walk • Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
0.6 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Pocahontas Island, Petersburg
15 min walk • Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
~1800 ftW
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church, Petersburg
9 min walk • Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter and built in 1843, in the Greek Revival style.

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Which popular attractions are close to Centre Hill Museum?

Nearby attractions include Centre Hill Historic District, Petersburg (3 min walk), Petersburg Courthouse, Petersburg (6 min walk), Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg (6 min walk), Washington Street Methodist Church, Petersburg (7 min walk).