OLD WORLD CHARM WITH MODERN UPDATES. BEAUTIFUL 4 BEDROOM 2 FULL BATH HOME IN HILTON'S HISTORIC DISCRICT. FEATURING 1ST FLOOR BEDROOM WITH FULL BATH. HARDWOOD FLOORING, SLATE ROOF. FORMAL LIVING & DINING ROOMS. SCREENED PORCH. LANDSCAPED FENCED YARD. DETACHED GARAGE. CENTRAL HEAT & AIR, PLUS GAS FIRED HOT WATER HEAT SYSTEM. FANTASTIC LOCATION. JUST ONE BLOCK FROM THE HILTON PIER ON THE JAMES RIVER.HILTON VILLAGE IS THE NATION'S FIRST FEDERAL WAR-HOUSING PROJECT. THIS PLANNED COMMUNITY WAS SPONSORED BY THE U.S. SHIPPING BOARD AND THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARD.IT'S INTENT WAS TO HOUSE THE SHIPYARDS HIGHER LEVEL EMPLOYEE'S IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST PRODUCTION OF SHIPPING TO AIDE IN THE WAR EFFORT FOR OUR ALLIES. GERMAN U-BOATS HAD BEEN HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON SHIPPING. THE U.S. HAD THE RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE SHIPPING, HOWEVER QUALIFIED MANPOWER WAS A PROBLEM. THIS PROJECT AND OTHERS LIKE IT, HELPED TO WIN THE WAR IN THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY.
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