| Truxtun Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | April 15, 1980[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 124-0047 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 36.8164°N -76.3178°W |
| Architect: | U.S. Housing Corporation; Multiple |
| Architecture: | Colonial Revival |
| Added: | September 16, 1982 |
| Refnum: | 82004581 |
Truxtun Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 241 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed between 1918 and 1920 as a planned community of Colonial Revival 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. It was the first wartime government housing project constructed exclusively for African-American residents.[2] In 1921 the Federal Government sold it off.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.