Aberdeen Gardens Historic and Civic Association
WEBAberdeen Gardens, built between 1934 and 1938 under the New Deal, was an innovative homestead community for African American families. The only such community in the U.S. designed by a Black architect (Hilyard R. Robinson) and built by Black contractors and laborers, Aberdeen Gardens is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and …
Aberdeen Gardens (Hampton, Virginia) - Wikipedia
WEBAberdeen Gardens is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia, United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation.
Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum - Visit Hampton, VA
WEBThe museum celebrates the history, heritage and future of historic Aberdeen Gardens. Built for and by African-Americans in 1935 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program, the neighborhood provided modern homes to African-American workers.
Aberdeen Gardens - Hampton VA - Living New Deal
WEBOriginally named Newport News Homesteads, 'Aberdeen Gardens was a New Deal planned community initiated by Hampton Institue (now Hampton University), designed specifically for the resettlement of African-American …
Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum - Virginia is for Lovers
WEBThe museum celebrates the history, heritage and future of historic Aberdeen Gardens. Built for and by African-Americans in 1935 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Settlement, the neighborhood was established to provide African American shipping workers with modern homes in which to live and garden for sustenance.
Visit – Aberdeen Gardens Historic and Civic Association
WEBHistorical Markers – Explore the history of Aberdeen Gardens at your convenience by strolling the walking path behind the museum. Five heritage markers interpret Aberdeen Gardens’ unique history from construction to present day.
Aberdeen Gardens Historic District - DHR
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Aberdeen Gardens in the city of Hampton was established as a New Deal planned community for the African American workers of the Newport News and Hampton areas. Begun in 1934 and finished by 1937, the 440-acre development, the only Resettlement Administration community for blacks in Virginia, consisted of 158 single-family homes along with a ...
Historic Aberdeen Gardens – Virginia
WEBHistoric Aberdeen Gardens was the only New Deal resettlement community designed and built by and for African Americans in the 1930's in Hampton Virginia. It was the aim of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration to develop at least ten percent of these resettlements for African Americans, many of whom were living in poverty before the ...
Museum – Aberdeen Gardens Historic and Civic Association
WEBThe Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum is one of the original 158 homes built in the community. Originally owned by Ferdinand and Ethel Dupree, the home located at 55 Mary Peake Boulevard was one of two adjoining homes purchased to interpret Aberdeen Gardens’ history.
Historic Museum - Aberdeen Gardens Historic and Civic Association
WEBWelcome To Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum. 55 and 57 N. Mary Peake Boulevard Hampton, Va 23666. Aberdeen Gardens Historic neighborhood was built for “Blacks by Blacks” in 1934 as part of the New Deal Settlement.