Phoebus, Virginia
Phoebus Historic District | |
Historic Phoebus in 2013, viewed from East Mellen Street | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by VA 64, Mallory St., E. County St. and Willard Ave., Hampton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°01′18″N 76°19′05″W / 37.02167°N 76.31806°W |
| Area | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Holtzclaw, Charles Taylor; Wenderoth, Oscar |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001098 |
| VLR No. | 114-5002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | September 6, 2006 |
Phoebus (known as Chesapeake City from 1871–1899) 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 (1840–1886), who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.
The town was consolidated by a slim margin during a 1952 public referendum with the independent city of Hampton. Phoebus is now an important historic neighborhood of Hampton and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.