Park Place (Norfolk, Virginia) Explained

Park Place Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 7, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-5087
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by Colley Avenue., 24th St., Granby St. and 38th St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8761°N -76.2903°W
Built:1884
Architect:A.O. Ferebee, Vance Hebard, et al.
Architecture:Queen Anne, Shingle Style, et al.
Added:February 10, 2006
Refnum:06000029
Increase:June 5, 2017
Increase Refnum:100001047

Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of Norfolk, Virginia. Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to (and including the southern half of) 38th Street to the north. Within these boundaries Park Place is made up of 4 historic subdivisions; Virginia Place, East Kensington, Park Place, and East Old Dominion Place.[2]

The Park Place Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and enlarged in 2017. It encompasses 1,525 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures in the Park Place neighborhood of Norfolk. It is an example of streetcar suburban development in Norfolk during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The neighborhood includes a variety of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional buildings in a variety of popular styles including the Queen Anne and Shingle Style. Notable buildings include Batchelder and Collins (1904), J. W. Gamage and Son (1910), National Linen Service (1941), Best Repair Company (1938), Rosna Theater (1942), Newport Plaza and Theater (1930), Park Place Baptist Church (1903), Church of the Ascension (1915), Christian Temple (1922), Park Place Methodist Church (1949), Knox Presbyterian Church (1940), the Touraine (1915), Colonial Hall Apartments (1925), and Camellia Court (1914).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: About the Neighborhood . Park Place Civic League Official Site . 12 November 2020.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Place Historic District . Kimble A. David . August 2005 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map