Colonial Place / Riverview

Typical Homes

40th Street Home

Home on 40th Street

41st Street Home

Home on 41st Street

Mayflower Road Home

Home on Mayflower Road

Newport Avenue Home

Home on Newport Avenue

New York Avenue Home

Commander and Mrs. Leonard assumed ownership of this home in early 2000 from the Dalla Mura family. Features include: the original hardwood floors, the original windows (some stained glass), light fixtures that work on either electricity or gas, and a completely dry basement complete with wine cellar. Enhancing the property is a Victorian garden with an ivy-covered gazebo, a goldfish pond, antique roses, and other traditional herbs and historic plant varieties.

623 New York Avenue (Before)

623 New York Avenue prior to renovation

623 New York Avenue (During)

623 New York Avenue undergoing renovation

623 New York Avenue (After)

The much improved 623 New York Avenue home upon completion of renovation

Pennsylvania Avenue Home

Home on Pennsylvania Avenue

Rhode Island Home

Gilbert R. Swink, a prominent Norfolk attorney, lived in this brick home at the corner of Rhode Island and Mayflower Road. Behind the house are lovely gardens, still maintained by the present owners. [More on Mr. Swink]

Newport Avenue: Built in 1906

George W. Dillard, president of the Sterling Place Company, built this two-and-a-half story brick home with four fireplaces, seven bedrooms, and three baths in 1906. The current owners say it is a great house complete with a dry basement, hardwood floors, and the original windows. [More on Mr. Dillard]

Mayflower Road: Built in 1954

Tudor home overlooking Knitting Mill Creek with raised rear as part of the original construction. Among its amenities are closets that automatically light up when opened and hardwood floors.