Oaklette, Chesapeake

Name: Oaklette
Address: Chesapeake, United States

#17 among attractions in Chesapeake

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Oaklette Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in an early-20th century planned streetcar suburb of Norfolk, Virginia. It is a primarily residential district that developed starting about World War I. The dwellings include representative examples of the Colonial Revival and Bungalow styles. Notable buildings include the Savage House, Pascal Paxson House, George Wesley Jones House, Samuel Paxson House, Colonna Estate Caretaker's House, and the Baker House. ()

Coordinates: 36°49'37"N, 76°14'18"W

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Indian River (Oaklette)Chesapeake United States

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Oaklette – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harbor Park, Military Circle Mall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bethany Baptist Church.

2.5 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Harbor Park, Norfolk
64 min walk • Harbor Park is a stadium, used primarily for baseball, on the Elizabeth River, in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Once rated the best minor league stadium by Baseball America, it is home to the Norfolk Tides Minor League Baseball team. The Tides are the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A farm team and compete in the International League.
2.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Military Circle Mall, Norfolk
64 min walk • Military Circle Mall, known as The Gallery at Military Circle Mall from 2002 to 2015, is an enclosed shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia. The mall opened in 1970. In October 2016 the Virginia Beach City Council rejected plans for an oceanfront arena.
3 miNW
Church, Georgian architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk
76 min walk • Saint Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The Nave of the current church was built in 1739 and is the sole colonial-era building which survived the various wars that Norfolk has witnessed.
1.6 miSW
Church
Bethany Baptist Church, Chesapeake
41 min walk • Bethany Baptist Church of South Norfolk, Virginia is a prominent Black church in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Founded in the late 1950s to early 1960s, it has since had a major influence on the local black community and others. It has become one of the largest churches in the Hampton Roads area.
2.9 miNW
Bridge
Berkley Bridge, Norfolk
73 min walk • The Interstate 264 Berkley Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It carries Interstate 264, U.S.
3 miNW
Church
First Calvary Baptist Church, Norfolk
77 min walk • First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style.
3 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Norfolk
77 min walk • St. John's AME Church is a historic congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840, it was the first African American Episcopal Church in Virginia. It moved to its present location on East Bute Street in what is now Downtown Norfolk in 1848.
2.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk
72 min walk • The Minor Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a Black Catholic parish in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Richmond and is known locally as "The Mother Church of Tidewater Virginia".
2.8 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
JANAF Shopping Center, Norfolk
73 min walk • The JANAF Shopping Yard, commonly known as JANAF, is a suburban shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia. Opening in 1959, it was one of the first large suburban shopping centers in the United States.
2.3 miNW
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Norfolk
58 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church, now known as The New Saint James Holiness Church of Christ Disciples, is a historic Episcopal church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
2.8 miW
Bridge
Downtown Tunnel, Norfolk
72 min walk • The Downtown Tunnel on Interstate 264 and U.S. Route 460 Alternate crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area of Virginia, US. It links the independent City of Portsmouth with the independent City of Norfolk.

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How to get to Oaklette by public transport?

The nearest stations to Oaklette:

Light rail

Ingleside Road • Lines: Tide (29 min walk)