It is a peninsula bordered by 38th Street on the south, and surrounded on three sides by the Lafayette River.

It is a relatively racially mixed area that includes mostly single family homes and a few apartment buildings.

Many large homes front the water and Mayflower Road arches around the shore of the river.

The neighborhood includes notable examples of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles.

This article about a property in Norfolk, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.