History

Laurel Cove was developed in late 1960s through the early 1970s by the Lake Conrad Corporation (LCC) after the land was purchased from the previous owner in 1965. Five models were offered during development and the original models were built at the corner of Willowood Lane and Laurel Cove Drive. Here are a few quotes from the sales brochure.

"Laurel Cove - naturally beautiful, naturally convenient, naturally superior appointments and features."

"The fine accomplishments of community living achieved in Laurel Cove are the result of years of study, research, and building experience. Our builders used high quality materials, intelligent and artful design, and painstaking construction methods to make the Laurel Cove home a home you will be proud to own."

"Laurel Cove is beautiful. Built around a two-acre wooded park and playground, Laurel Cove is bordered on two sides by tranquil, fresh water lakes and on the third by a branch of the lovely Lynnhaven River. Many Laurel Cove home sites are wooded."

"Laurel Cove was a tract development done with care and taste. There is a wide range of architecture and the models are spaced far enough apart to avoid monotony. The developer (LCC) also set the houses at different angles on the lots to good effect. The houses tend to be spacious. Their appreciation rate, for the most part, has been generous if not spectacular"

Prior to Laurel Cove being developed it was a 209 acre dairy farm owned by Arthur E. Conrad. The small lake in the front of the neighborhood is named after Mr. Conrad. After the land purchase from the Conrad family, our neighborhood was developed in three sections: the first two were from Willowood Lane back to and including Whisper Drive followed by the final section from Whisper Drive back to the west end of Laurel Cove Drive/Trant Lake Drive. Laurel Cove East was added later.