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Location of Portsmouth in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portsmouth, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Virginia S. Evans Doll Museum: South Hill: Mecklenburg: Southern: Toy: Located in restored South Hill Depot, which also houses the South Hill Model Railroad Museum [45] Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum: Portsmouth: Portsmouth: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Hall of Fame - Sports: Virginia State Capitol: Richmond: Richmond: Central: State ...
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75-plus vendors from across New England will participate in the festival Sunday, Aug. 18, from noon-5 p.m. at Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth.
1949 – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum established. [24] 1950 – Population: 80,039. 1952 – Downtown Tunnel opens. 1955 – Portsmouth Historical Association founded. [24] 1957 – WAVY-TV begins broadcasting. [13] 1960 – Population: 114,773. Portsmouth annexes additional portions of Norfolk County, including ten square miles and 36,000 ...
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek Revival style townhouses, known as "basement houses."
Jim and Gloria Austin are the owners of the museum, where 95% of the items have been donated from people’s attics, garages and stores or were found by someone sifting through the junk inside a barn.
2009 - The museum was closed as the entire building was gutted to make way for a more modern museum with all new exhibits and the addition of over 9,000 square feet. 2011 - The Children's Museum of Virginia reopened on May 26, 2011 at its present 72,000 square feet footprint. 2020 - The museum closed most of the year during the COVID pandemic. [2]