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Hampton ( / ˈhæmptən /) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 137,148 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Virginia. [ 7] Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, the 37th-largest in the United States, with a total population of ...
Designated VLR. September 30, 2010 [2] Hampton Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings and 7 contributing sites in the central business district of Hampton. The district includes a variety of commercial, residential, institutional, and ...
Hampton Roads experienced tremendous growth during and after World War II. In the 1950s, a trend in retail was the shopping center, a group of stores along a common sidewalk adjacent to off-street parking, usually in a suburban location. Lynnhaven Mall, opened in 1981, has 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m 2) and 180 stores.
Historic Little England (previously known as the Victoria Boulevard Historic District) is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia. The district encompasses 87 contributing buildings in a streetcar suburb originally laid out in 1888. The primarily residential district includes notable examples of the Queen Anne and Colonial ...
Chapel of the Centurion. Chapel of the Centurion. March 28, 2011. ( #10000582) 134 Bernard Rd., Fort Monroe. 37°00′10″N 76°18′28″W. / 37.002639°N 76.307778°W / 37.002639; -76.307778 ( Chapel of the Centurion) Oldest continually used wooden military structure for religious services in the United States; built in 1858 [6] 5.
Aberdeen Gardens (Hampton, Virginia) / 37.03333°N 76.40583°W / 37.03333; -76.40583. Aberdeen Gardens is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia, United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation. The neighborhood is listed on the Virginia Landmarks ...
History of Hampton Roads. The harbor area of Hampton Roads, from official state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858. The history of Hampton Roads dates to 1607, when Jamestown was founded. Two wars have taken place in addition to many other historical events.
Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia. Coordinates: 37°02′35″N 76°17′36″W. The old "Light House" at Buckroe Beach was built as a part of the amusement park . Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay.