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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Farmers’ Bank and City Market.

Farmers’ Bank

Museum

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-77.40119° or 77° 24′ 4″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87946HJX+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356598083

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4751837

Wikidata ID

Q16826158

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Notable Places Nearby

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