Chester Place
Chester Place is a residential area in Hampton, Virginia. Chester Place is situated nearby to East Hampton United Methodist Church, as well as near Oakland Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampton National Guard Armory and Virginia Air and Space Science Center.
Hampton National Guard Armory
Historic building
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hampton National Guard Armory is a history military facility at 504 North King Street in Hampton, Virginia. A large brick building with Moderne styling, it was built in 1936 with funding support from the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, and is one of the few surviving armories built in the inter-war period in coastal Virginia. Hampton National Guard Armory is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Chester Place.
Virginia Air and Space Science Center
Museum
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. Virginia Air and Space Science Center is situated 1 mile southwest of Chester Place.
Hampton University Museum
Museum
Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia. Hampton University Museum is situated 1 mile south of Chester Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoebus and Kecoughtan.
Phoebus
Suburb
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoebus is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of Hampton, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus, who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.
Kecoughtan
Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927. Kecoughtan is situated 1½ miles southwest of Chester Place.
Buckroe Beach
Suburb
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the oldest recreational areas in the state, it was long located in the former Elizabeth City County near the downtown area of the lost town of Phoebus prior to their consolidation with Hampton in 1952. Buckroe Beach is situated 2 miles east of Chester Place.
Chester Place
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.03569° or 37° 2′ 9″ northLongitude
-76.33278° or 76° 19′ 58″ westOpen location code
87952MP8+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1193647563OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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