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McKenney House

250 South Sycamore Street

 
 
McKenney House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020
1. McKenney House Marker
Inscription.
McKenney House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1890

[Additional plaques below:]
Historic Building
Petersburg Virginia

McKenney House
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark

pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Board of Historic Resources

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
 
Location. 37° 13.4′ N, 77° 24.114′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is on South Sycamore Street just north of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 S Sycamore St, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Weddell-McCabe-Chisholm House (within shouting distance of this marker); Drilling Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peabody High School (about 400 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (about 500 feet
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away); Confederate Hospital (about 500 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (about 500 feet away); The Site of McCabe's University School (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.
 
McKenney House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020
2. McKenney House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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