The nation's first federal war-housing project, this planned community was sponsored by the US Shipping Board and the Newport News Shipyard and sold to private homeowners after WWI. Street names in this 100 acre-tract containing English village-type houses honor government and shipyard officials.

Single-family homes are mixed with duplex homes in this charming neighborhood.

Central shopping area filled with antique stores, restaurants, theater, shopping and even an old-fashioned ice cream parlor.