A new neighborhood center was supposed to open this weekend in Hampton, but it’s not ready yet.

Hampton is going to have to wait a little longer to open its neighborhood center in Olde Hampton.

The Mary W. Jackson Neighborhood Center was slated to open this weekend but has been delayed indefinitely because of materials shortages and shipping delays, according to the city.

The center, located at 231 Lincoln St., was planned to replace one in Olde Hampton that closed in 2015 and was later demolished.

The new $4.2 million neighborhood center will feature a gym, kitchen, locker rooms, small meeting rooms and a large multipurpose room. Amenities outside the center include a fenced basketball court, shaded picnic area, a fireplace and a multipurpose field for events and sports.

The city hasn’t set a new opening date for the center because of uncertainties about when construction will be completed.

Unlike the community centers run by the city’s parks and recreation department, the neighborhood centers charge a $15 annual membership fee for anyone living more than two miles from the center. Though owned by the city, the centers are run by an advisory committee made up of neighborhood stakeholders and city facilitators.

The city council voted in 2018 to name the center for Jackson, a pioneering mathematician who worked as an engineer for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Jackson, who lived in Olde Hampton and died in 2005, was one of the women who inspired the “Hidden Figures” novel, written by Margot Lee Shetterly, that was turned into a movie.

In a news release, Hampton said other construction projects in the city may be delayed as well. City spokeswoman Robin McCormick said the $29.5 million Hampton VA Aquaplex has experienced some construction delays, but it was unclear as of Thursday whether they would prevent the aquatics center from opening in August.

The aquatics center, located at the intersection of Coliseum Drive and Pine Chapel Road, will feature a 50-meter competition pool, a 25-meter program pool and an outdoor “Splash-Down Park.”

Delays could also affect construction on the Fox Hill Neighborhood Center, according to McCormick. It was unclear how significant the impacts would be because no official opening date had been set for the neighborhood or aquatics center.

Jessica Nolte, 757-912-1675, jnolte@dailypress.com