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PASTURE POINT
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Pasture Point is a small, historic, waterfront neighborhood located along the Hampton River and Brights Creek. Pasture Point has approximately 450 residents living in approximately 200 homes representing a mix of 19th and 20th century single and multi-family structures. The community is peppered with architectural gems and a budding sense of a revitalized neighborhood. Opportunities exist throughout Pasture Point to find historic homes at reasonable prices. Pasture Point represents small city, southern living at its finest, with the charm of an intimate neighborhood yet within walking distance of Downtown. Pasture Point is a historic renovators' dream with everything from small quaint cottages to grand Victorian houses.
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Conveniently located within walking distance of downtown where quaint, unique shops and eclectic restaurants abound. Mill Point Park is also just a few blocks away and hosts events almost every night of the week in the summer months. Pasture Point is one of two Hampton Housing Venture pilot areas. Pilot areas are targeted for reinvestment, new housing, and incentives for renovation and funding for homebuyers. To learn more, visit our website.
HISTORY:
This neighborhood has deep roots (more than 150 years) in the history of Hampton and strong links to our waterfront heritage. The earliest written records located to date that refer to "Pasture Point" date from 1849. Before it became a neighborhood, the area was part of the Miles Cary plantation. Miles Cary immigrated from England in 1645 and built one of the wealthiest plantations in 17th century Virginia. The earliest surviving homes were built in Pasture Point around 1890 by the Holtzclaws brothers who developed Pasture Point as a neighborhood for some of the city's most prominent professionals, managers, and shopkeepers. By the turn of the 20th century, Pasture Point was considered "the" place to live in Hampton.
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