Aberdeen Gardens
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Aberdeen Gardens (Hampton, Virginia)
Aberdeen Gardens is a historic district located in Hampton, Virginia, USA. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation. The neighborhood is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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Design
The community was designed for the resettlement of African American workers in Newport News and Hampton. It was the only such Resettlement Administration community for blacks in Virginia. The community is a 440-acre (180 ha) subdivision, including 158 single-family homes, one school, and a commercial center. The community started construction in 1934 and was finished three years later, in 1937.[1]
Historic designations
In 1994, the community was listed as a historic district on the Virginia State Register of Historic Landmarks as well as the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also part of the Hampton Roads history tour, the plaque for which reads:
"Built by Negroes for Negroes, Aberdeen Gardens began in 1934 as the model resettlement community for Negro families. It was the only such community in the United States designed by a Negro architect (Hilyard R. Robinson) and built by Negro contractors and laborers. Aberdeen Gardens is composed of 158 brick houses on large garden lots, a school, and a community store, all within a greenbelt. The streets, excepting Aberdeen Road, are named for prominent Negroes. Aberdeen Gardens offered home ownership and an improved quality of life in a rural setting. In 1994 this nationally significant neighborhood was listed as a Virginia landmark and in the National Register of Historic Places, through the efforts of former and current residents."[2]
Further reading
- Aberdeen Gardens Heritage Committee. Aberdeen Gardens. Mount Pleasant: Arcadia Publishing (2007). ISBN 0738552925
References
- ^ a b c Calder Loth; Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources (1 May 1995). Virginia Landmarks of Black History: Sites on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. University of Virginia Press. pp. 11–13. ISBN 978-0-8139-1601-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=RwU8zGDpLBkC&pg=PA11. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Historic Hampton Roads
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Coordinates: 37°1′56.5″N 76°23′54.8″W / 37.032361°N 76.398556°W
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