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| Location | Bounded by the James River, Post St., Chesapeake and Ohio RR tracks, and Hopkins St., Newport News, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°01′46″N 76°27′39″W / 37.02944°N 76.46083°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1917-1921 |
| Architect | Henry Vincent Hubbard, Joseph D. Leland, III, Francis H. Bulot, and Francis Y. Joannes |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan, Dutch colonial and Colonial revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000341[1] |
| VLR No. | 121-0009 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
Hilton Village is a planned English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood was built between 1918 and 1921 in response to the need for housing during World War I for employees of Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. It is recognized as the United States' first Federal war-housing project.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.