Alanton
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Alanton is located in Virginia Alanton Alanton Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Show map of VirginiaAlanton is located in the United States Alanton Alanton Alanton (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°52′58′′N 76°1′19′′W / 36.88278°N 76.02194°W / 36.88278; -76.02194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Independent city | Virginia Beach |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Alanton is an older, upscale, residential neighborhood in the northern part of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The community was named for Alan McCullough,[1] a prominent Virginia architect, but developed by his father. It is bordered by Baycliff and Cape Henry Collegiate School. Alanton Elementary is located within Alanton. Lynnhaven Middle School and First Colonial High School are the schools zoned for Alanton.
History
[edit ]Alan McCullough and his family purchased a piece of land in the early 1920s. The architect and his family lived in one of only three houses there at the time. Louisa Venable Kyle was one of the first residents to move to Alanton and lived on Woodhouse Road.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ KatieZarpasSellsHomes (August 10, 2015). "Homes for Sale in Alanton, Virginia Beach". Virginia Beach Real Estate. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Neighborhood Closeup: Alanton Archived 2016年09月15日 at the Wayback Machine", The Virginian-Pilot, Retrieved September 1, 2016
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