Centre Hill Historic District
Centre Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Farmers’ Bank and City Market.
Farmers’ Bank
Museum
Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.
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.
City Market
Marketplace
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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.
Petersburg City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 1½ miles northwest of Centre Hill Historic District.
Colonial Heights
Town
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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2 miles north of Centre Hill Historic District.
Centre Hill Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Virginia, United States
- Categories: historic district, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23007° or 37° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.40119° or 77° 24′ 4″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87946HJX+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 356598083OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4751837Wikidata ID
Q16826158
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