Hilton Village Historic District (Newport News, Virginia)

USA / Virginia / Newport News / Newport News, Virginia
 subdivision (housing subdivision), neighbourhood, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district

Hilton Village is a planned, English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood was built between 1918 and 1921 in response to the need for housing during World War I for employees of Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company and is recognized as the United States' first Federal war-housing project. The development is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Coordinates:   37°1'49"N   76°27'43"W
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