Since 1980

The goals of the Friends of Fred Heutte Foundation are to continue Fred Heutte's work in the beautification of South Hampton Roads and the preservation of the environment. The Foundation was founded in 1980 and is housed in the Old Ferry Terminal Building, now located in the heart of Ghent Square. This historic structure, constructed in 1887, at the site of the old Commercial Place, served Norfolk-Portsmouth ferry riders until 1952. The building was disassembled, stored and later reconstructed as the centerpiece of the Terminal on The Square, City Park. The new setting is complemented by a variety of gardens: a raised-bed vegetable garden which donates food to the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia, an arboretum that includes a camellia lath house, a pollinator garden, a water garden and a formal knot garden.