National Register of Historic Places

Sunray Agricultural Historic District

Chesapeake, Chesapeake County, Virginia
Listed
May 28, 2007
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03000564

About this property

Sunray Agricultural Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesapeake, Virginia. The district encompasses 188 contributing buildings, 90 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the early 20th-century immigrant farming community of Sunray. It includes early 20th century vernacular farmhouses, agricultural buildings, Sunray School (1922), and St. Mary's Catholic Church (1915-1916). The district also includes a tidal ditch system, the abandoned Virginian Railway Tracks (1909), and agricultural fields laid out with the platting of 1908.

Location

Chesapeake, Chesapeake County, Virginia
36.77806, -76.41870

Categories

AGRICULTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEUROPEAN
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sunray Agricultural Historic District listed on the National Register?

Sunray Agricultural Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Sunray Agricultural Historic District?

Sunray Agricultural Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sunray Agricultural Historic District?

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