Petersburg Old Town Historic District

Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at . The district includes 174 contributing buildings located in the oldest section of Petersburg.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: historic district in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Petersburg Historic District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Farmers’ Bank and City Market.

Museum
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Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in . Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the branch opened in 1817.

Marketplace
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, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in , . It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.

Park
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is a national historic district located at . The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Neighborhood
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is a peninsula in , once on the opposite side of the from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , 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.

Town
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is an independent city in the Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of with for statistical purposes. is situated 1½ miles north of Petersburg Old Town Historic District.

Petersburg Old Town Historic District

Latitude
37.23265° or 37° 13′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.40304° or 77° 24′ 11″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87946HMW+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356598143
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4778636
Wiki­data ID
Q16898252
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Petersburg Old Town Historic District” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

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