Senior Center
What is a Senior Center?
The Chowan County Senior Center promotes and improves the well-being of older adults in Chowan County by responding to their diverse needs and interests. Click here to view information on the current Chowan County Senior Center.
Where is the Senior Center currently located?
The Chowan Senior Center is in the basement of Swain Auditorium (204 East Church Street Edenton, NC) and features several special-use rooms: weight room, nutrition site, dance room and special events space. The current space is not ideal with regards to ADA accessibility. Seniors who visit the Chowan Senior Center enter through an exterior basement entrance.
Where will the new Senior Center be located?
The 2024 Master Plan notes that the seniors in the community have expressed a desire to have a new Senior Center facility. They have asked that the current facility be expanded and improved for better accessibility in compliance with ADA guidelines. It has been recommended that a study be conducted to dedicate space for a new Senior Center within a Recreation Center. In discussions, the Board has reviewed options to construct a Recreation Center on or adjacent to the Red Banks Farm property. It has been recommended that the new Senior Center be located within this facility.