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Alanton
Neighborhood
Alanton is located in Virginia
Alanton
Alanton
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Alanton is located in the United States
Alanton
Alanton
Alanton (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′58″N 76°1′19″W / 36.88278°N 76.02194°W / 36.88278; -76.02194
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
Independent cityVirginia Beach
Time zoneUTC−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

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

  1. ^ KatieZarpasSellsHomes (2015-08-10). "Homes for Sale in Alanton, Virginia Beach". Virginia Beach Real Estate. Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. ^ "Neighborhood Closeup: Alanton Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine", The Virginian-Pilot, Retrieved September 1, 2016
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