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.