Cradock Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | May 21, 1974[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 124-0037 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Bounded by Paradise Creek, Victory Blvd., and George Washington Hwy., Portsmouth, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8019°N -76.3178°W |
Architect: | Post, George B.,& Sons; Multiple |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
Added: | June 20, 1974 |
Refnum: | 74002240 |
Cradock Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed starting in 1918, as a planned community of Colonial Revival and Bungalow style single family residences. It was developed by the United States Housing Corporation as a result of the rapid influx of workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.