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Hampton Downtown

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Urban renewal and suburban flight have eroded much of the original downtown, leaving only a small portion on Queens Way (formerly Queen Street). The older residential areas close to downtown display a variety of housing types worthy of study.

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Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Hampton Downtown", [Newport News, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-HR55.

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