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Historic Districts in Norfolk. Many of Norfolk's neighborhoods, buildings, and landmarks have notable national and local historic significance. The city has four Locally Designated Historic Districts, Ghent, Downtown, West Freemason, East Freemason, and Hodges House (consisting of a single structure). [1]
The Ghent District is a historic neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia.It comprises Ghent, West Ghent, and Ghent Square. Other portions of surrounding neighborhoods are often attributed to Ghent as an extension of its commerce including Chelsea, North Colley Avenue, and active gentrification into portions of Park Place to the north, labelled 'The Railroad District'.
City or town Description 1: Christ Church: August 19, 1971 (#71001064) May 22, 1973: 421 East Freemason Street: Norfolk: Demolished in January 1973 2: Walter Herron Taylor Elementary School: August 13, 1998 (#98001067) March 19, 2001: 1410 Claremont Avenue: Norfolk: Demolished in June 1999 3: Huntington: Huntington (Tugboat)
Pages in category "Neighborhoods in Norfolk, Virginia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Huntersville is primarily residential in character. According to the official city history, "It was the only predominantly Black neighborhood to be annexed during the more than 70 years of annexation." [1] Today, it is, as it was in the early 20th century, a mixed, "cosmopolitan" neighborhood. [1] It is served by a city of Norfolk community ...
The West Freemason Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section on the western edge of the center city of Norfolk.
Norfolk (locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / ⓘ NOR-fək) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 United States census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 96th-most populous city in the nation. [4]
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 ...