Phoebus, Va

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.
  • Location: Roughly bounded by VA 64, Mallory St., E. County St. and Willard Ave., Hampton, Virginia
  • Area: 86 acres (35 ha)
  • Built: 1874
  • Architect: Holtzclaw, Charles Taylor; Wenderoth, Oscar
  • Architectural style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
  • VLR No.: 114-5002
  • Designated VLR: September 6, 2006
Data from: en.wikipedia.org