Port Norfolk Historic District Explained

Port Norfolk Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 16, 1983[1]
Designated Other1 Number:124-0051
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by Bayview Blvd., Chatauqua Ave., Hartford St., Douglas Ave. and Hull Creek, Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8483°N -76.3372°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, American Four Square
Added:September 30, 1983
Refnum:83003299

Port Norfolk Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 621 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a primarily residential section of suburban Portsmouth. It was developed between about 1890 and 1910, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and American Foursquare style single family residences.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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: Port Norfolk Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . August 1983 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map