North End Historic District (Newport News, Virginia) Explained

North End Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 17, 1986[1]
Designated Other1 Number:121-0043
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by Sixty-eighth St., Warwick Blvd., Fiftieth St., and Huntington Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0006°N -76.4417°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
Added:August 28, 1986
Refnum:86001999

North End Historic District is a national historic district located at Newport News, Virginia. It encompasses 451 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Newport News. It is a compact, middle-class and upper middle-class residential neighborhood that arose during the period 1900–1935 in association with the nearby Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The neighborhood includes notable examples of the Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow styles. Notable buildings include the Walter A. Post House (1902), John Livesay House (1906), J. E. Warren House (1905), W. L. Shumate House (1915), and Willet House (c. 1930).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North End Historic District. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff. May 1986. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map