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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, 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 Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 62 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Description
1 Allmand-Archer House
Allmand-Archer House
September 22, 1971
(#71001056)
 327 Duke St.
36°51′06″N 76°17′34″W / 36.851528°N 76.292778°W / 36.851528; -76.292778 (Allmand-Archer House)
2 American Cigar Company
American Cigar Company
September 3, 2009
(#09000690)
 1148 E. Princess Anne Rd.
36°51′21″N 76°16′14″W / 36.855833°N 76.270556°W / 36.855833; -76.270556 (American Cigar Company)
3 Attucks Theatre
Attucks Theatre
September 16, 1982
(#82004575)
 1008-1012 Church St.
36°51′24″N 76°16′44″W / 36.856667°N 76.278889°W / 36.856667; -76.278889 (Attucks Theatre)
4 Ballentine Place Historic District
May 22, 2003
(#03000459)
 Roughly bounded by Cromwell Ave., Cape Henry Ave., McKann Ave., and Lafayette Boulevard
36°52′01″N 76°15′11″W / 36.866944°N 76.253056°W / 36.866944; -76.253056 (Ballentine Place Historic District)
5 Berkley North Historic District
November 22, 2000
(#00001440)
 Roughly bounded by Bellamy Ave., Pescara Creek, Berkley Ave., and I-464
36°50′05″N 76°16′55″W / 36.834722°N 76.281944°W / 36.834722; -76.281944 (Berkley North Historic District)
6 Boush-Tazewell House
July 18, 1974
(#74002238)
 6225 Powhaten Ave.
36°54′01″N 76°18′50″W / 36.900278°N 76.313889°W / 36.900278; -76.313889 (Boush-Tazewell House)
7 Chesterfield Heights Historic District
June 10, 2003
(#03000443)
 Roughly bounded by the East Branch Elizabeth River, Ballentine Boulevard, Sedgewick St. and I-264
36°50′34″N 76°15′28″W / 36.842778°N 76.257778°W / 36.842778; -76.257778 (Chesterfield Heights Historic District)
8 Christ and St. Luke's Church
Christ and St. Luke's Church
June 18, 1979
(#79003286)
 560 W. Olney Rd.
36°51′36″N 76°17′52″W / 36.860000°N 76.297778°W / 36.860000; -76.297778 (Christ and St. Luke's Church)
9 Colonial Place
May 22, 2002
(#02000532)
 Roughly bounded by the Lafayette R., Knitting Mill Creek, East Haven Creek and 38th St.
36°53′05″N 76°17′20″W / 36.884722°N 76.288889°W / 36.884722; -76.288889 (Colonial Place)
10 Downtown Norfolk Historic District
Downtown Norfolk Historic District
March 20, 1987
(#87000475)
 Granby, Main, and Plume Sts., City Hall Ave., and Bank St.; also Granby, Freemason, Charlotte, Bute, and York Sts., College Pl., and Monticello Ave.
36°50′58″N 76°17′28″W / 36.849444°N 76.291111°W / 36.849444; -76.291111 (Downtown Norfolk Historic District)		 Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of May 30, 2001
11 Elmwood Cemetery
August 27, 2013
(#13000643)
 238 E. Princess Anne Rd.,
36°51′42″N 76°16′57″W / 36.861648°N 76.282497°W / 36.861648; -76.282497 (Elmwood Cemetery)
12 Epworth United Methodist Church
Epworth United Methodist Church
August 21, 1997
(#97000955)
 124 W. Freemason St.
36°51′06″N 76°17′27″W / 36.851667°N 76.290833°W / 36.851667; -76.290833 (Epworth United Methodist Church)
13 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
July 21, 1983
(#83003297)
 418 E. Bute St.
36°51′10″N 76°17′03″W / 36.852778°N 76.284167°W / 36.852778; -76.284167 (First Baptist Church)
14 First Calvary Baptist Church
First Calvary Baptist Church
October 15, 1987
(#87001853)
 1036-1040 Wide St.
36°51′24″N 76°16′39″W / 36.856667°N 76.277500°W / 36.856667; -76.277500 (First Calvary Baptist Church)
15 Fort Norfolk
Fort Norfolk
October 29, 1976
(#76002225)
 803 Front St.
36°51′25″N 76°18′22″W / 36.856944°N 76.306111°W / 36.856944; -76.306111 (Fort Norfolk)
16 Freemason Street Baptist Church
Freemason Street Baptist Church
September 22, 1971
(#71001057)
 Northeast corner of Freemason and Bank Sts.
36°51′02″N 76°17′13″W / 36.850556°N 76.286944°W / 36.850556; -76.286944 (Freemason Street Baptist Church)
17 Ghent Historic District
Ghent Historic District
July 4, 1980
(#80004455)
 Roughly bounded by Olney Rd., Virginia Beach Boulevard, Smith's Creek, and Brambleton Ave.
36°51′24″N 76°17′50″W / 36.856667°N 76.297222°W / 36.856667; -76.297222 (Ghent Historic District)
18 James Blair Junior High School
February 4, 2000
(#00000068)
 730 Spotswood Ave.
36°52′07″N 76°17′47″W / 36.868611°N 76.296389°W / 36.868611; -76.296389 (James Blair Junior High School)
19 Jamestown Exposition Site Buildings
October 20, 1975
(#75002114)
 Bounded by Bacon, Powhatan, Farragut, Gilbert, Bainbridge, and the harbor
36°57′02″N 76°18′49″W / 36.950556°N 76.313611°W / 36.950556; -76.313611 (Jamestown Exposition Site Buildings)
20 Kenmure
Kenmure
June 1, 1988
(#88000601)
 420 W. Bute St.
36°51′10″N 76°17′49″W / 36.852778°N 76.296944°W / 36.852778; -76.296944 (Kenmure)
21 Lafayette Grammar and High School
February 10, 1983
(#83003298)
 3109 Tidewater Dr.
36°52′37″N 76°15′52″W / 36.876944°N 76.264444°W / 36.876944; -76.264444 (Lafayette Grammar and High School)
22 Lafayette Residence Park
January 27, 1999
(#99000071)
 Roughly bounded by Tidewater Dr., Dupont C., Fontainbleau Crescent, La Salle Ave., Orleans C., and Lafayette R.
36°52′37″N 76°16′00″W / 36.876944°N 76.266667°W / 36.876944; -76.266667 (Lafayette Residence Park)
23 Lambert's Point Knitting Mill (122-0934)
February 1, 2006
(#05001585)
 808 W. 44th St.
36°53′05″N 76°17′44″W / 36.884722°N 76.295556°W / 36.884722; -76.295556 (Lambert's Point Knitting Mill (122-0934))
24 Monticello Arcade
Monticello Arcade
May 21, 1975
(#75002115)
 In 200 block E. City Hall Ave.; between City Hall Ave. and Plume St.
36°50′50″N 76°17′27″W / 36.847222°N 76.290833°W / 36.847222; -76.290833 (Monticello Arcade)
25 Moses Myers House
Moses Myers House
February 16, 1970
(#70000874)
 Southwest corner of E. Freemason and N. Bank Sts.
36°51′01″N 76°17′15″W / 36.850278°N 76.287500°W / 36.850278; -76.287500 (Moses Myers House)
26 Norfolk Academy
Norfolk Academy
November 12, 1969
(#69000343)
 420 Bank St.
36°51′04″N 76°17′09″W / 36.851111°N 76.285833°W / 36.851111; -76.285833 (Norfolk Academy)
27 Norfolk and Western Railroad Historic District
May 18, 2015
(#15000253)
 Parts of 21st through 27th Sts., Bowden's Ferry Rd., Colley, Colonial, Debree, Llewellyn, Monticello Aves.
36°52′19″N 76°17′32″W / 36.871944°N 76.292222°W / 36.871944; -76.292222 (Norfolk and Western Railroad Historic District)
28 Norfolk Auto Row Historic District
Norfolk Auto Row Historic District
August 25, 2014
(#14000529)
 Roughly bounded by E. 14th, Boush & Granby Sts., Monticello & W. Brambleton Aves.
36°51′22″N 76°17′18″W / 36.856111°N 76.288333°W / 36.856111; -76.288333 (Norfolk Auto Row Historic District)
29 Norfolk Azalea Garden
Norfolk Azalea Garden
August 17, 2005
(#05000895)
 6700 Azalea Garden Rd.
36°54′12″N 76°12′12″W / 36.903333°N 76.203333°W / 36.903333; -76.203333 (Norfolk Azalea Garden)
30 Norfolk City Hall
Norfolk City Hall
March 16, 1972
(#72001511)
 421 E. City Hall Ave.
36°50′51″N 76°17′19″W / 36.847500°N 76.288611°W / 36.847500; -76.288611 (Norfolk City Hall)		 Current home of the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial
31 North Ghent
July 11, 2001
(#01000693)
 Bounded by Princess Anne Rd., Olney Rd., Colonial Ave., and Colley Ave.
36°51′45″N 76°17′53″W / 36.862500°N 76.298056°W / 36.862500; -76.298056 (North Ghent)
32 Old Norfolk City Hall
Old Norfolk City Hall
October 29, 1981
(#81000674)
 235 E. Plume St.
36°50′48″N 76°17′25″W / 36.846667°N 76.290278°W / 36.846667; -76.290278 (Old Norfolk City Hall)
33 Park Place Historic District
February 10, 2006
(#06000029)
 Roughly bounded by Hampton Boulevard, 23rd St., Granby St. and 38th St.
36°52′29″N 76°17′28″W / 36.874722°N 76.291111°W / 36.874722; -76.291111 (Park Place Historic District)
34 Poplar Hall
November 7, 1997
(#97001402)
 400 Stuart Cir.
36°50′45″N 76°13′19″W / 36.845833°N 76.221944°W / 36.845833; -76.221944 (Poplar Hall)
35 Queen Street Baptist Church
Queen Street Baptist Church
March 15, 2006
(#06000141)
 413 Brambleton Ave.
36°51′12″N 76°17′02″W / 36.853333°N 76.283889°W / 36.853333; -76.283889 (Queen Street Baptist Church)
36 Riverview
September 24, 1999
(#99001198)
 Roughly bounded by LaVallette Ave., Beach Ave. on the Lafayette River, and Columbus Ave.
36°52′58″N 76°16′45″W / 36.882778°N 76.279167°W / 36.882778; -76.279167 (Riverview)
37 St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church
December 4, 1986
(#86003441)
 539-545 E. Bute St.
36°51′08″N 76°16′56″W / 36.852222°N 76.282222°W / 36.852222; -76.282222 (St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church)
38 Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
July 13, 2001
(#01000694)
 3000 Church St.
36°52′28″N 76°16′49″W / 36.874444°N 76.280278°W / 36.874444; -76.280278 (Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
39 St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
May 25, 1979
(#79003287)
 232 Chapel St.
36°50′50″N 76°16′57″W / 36.847222°N 76.282611°W / 36.847222; -76.282611 (St. Mary's Church)
40 St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Church
July 2, 1971
(#71001058)
 201 St. Paul's Boulevard
36°50′52″N 76°17′07″W / 36.847639°N 76.285278°W / 36.847639; -76.285278 (St. Paul's Church)
41 St. Peter's Episcopal Church
July 8, 2010
(#10000445)
 1625 Brown Ave.
36°50′37″N 76°16′24″W / 36.843611°N 76.273333°W / 36.843611; -76.273333 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church)
42 Seaboard Air Line Railway Building
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building
February 5, 2013
(#12001271)
 221-229 W. Bute St.
36°51′10″N 76°17′30″W / 36.852778°N 76.291667°W / 36.852778; -76.291667 (Seaboard Air Line Railway Building)
43 Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse
November 19, 2014
(#14000948)
 517-523 Front St.
36°51′15″N 76°18′01″W / 36.854167°N 76.300278°W / 36.854167; -76.300278 (Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse)
44 Southern Bagging Company
August 8, 2007
(#07000804)
 1900 Monticello Ave.
36°51′56″N 76°17′01″W / 36.865556°N 76.283611°W / 36.865556; -76.283611 (Southern Bagging Company)
45 Talbot Hall
February 2, 2016
(#15001041)
 600 Talbot Hall Rd., 6601 Caroline St., 6651 Talbot Hall Ct.
36°54′12″N 76°17′14″W / 36.903333°N 76.287222°W / 36.903333; -76.287222 (Talbot Hall)
46 Taylor-Whittle House
Taylor-Whittle House
September 22, 1971
(#71001059)
 225 W. Freemason St.
36°51′07″N 76°17′32″W / 36.851806°N 76.292222°W / 36.851806; -76.292222 (Taylor-Whittle House)
47 U.S. Customhouse
U.S. Customhouse
April 17, 1970
(#70000901)
 101 E. Main St.
36°50′46″N 76°17′32″W / 36.846111°N 76.292222°W / 36.846111; -76.292222 (U.S. Customhouse)
48 US Post Office and Courthouse
US Post Office and Courthouse
October 10, 1984
(#84000098)
 600 Granby St.
36°51′13″N 76°17′18″W / 36.853611°N 76.288333°W / 36.853611; -76.288333 (US Post Office and Courthouse)
49 USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) battleship
USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) battleship
March 28, 2012
(#12000178)
 1 Waterside Dr.
36°50′54″N 76°17′44″W / 36.848333°N 76.295556°W / 36.848333; -76.295556 (USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) battleship)
50 Virginia Bank and Trust Building
Virginia Bank and Trust Building
February 23, 1984
(#84003553)
 101 Granby St.
36°50′48″N 76°17′33″W / 36.846528°N 76.292500°W / 36.846528; -76.292500 (Virginia Bank and Trust Building)
51 Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse
Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse
November 13, 2009
(#09000922)
 835 Southampton Ave.
36°51′30″N 76°18′23″W / 36.858333°N 76.306389°W / 36.858333; -76.306389 (Virginia Ice & Freezing Corporation Cold Storage Warehouse)
52 Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District
August 15, 2016
(#16000535)
 Bounded by Commercial Place, Waterside Dr., and E. Plume and Atlantic Sts.
36°50′44″N 76°17′23″W / 36.845556°N 76.289722°W / 36.845556; -76.289722 (Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District)
53 Wells Theatre
Wells Theatre
May 19, 1980
(#80004312)
 Tazewell St. and Monticello Ave.
36°50′57″N 76°17′25″W / 36.849167°N 76.290278°W / 36.849167; -76.290278 (Wells Theatre)
54 West Freemason Street Area Historic District
West Freemason Street Area Historic District
November 7, 1972
(#72001512)
 Both sides of Bute and Freemason Sts. between Elizabeth River, and York and Duke Sts.
36°51′08″N 76°17′40″W / 36.852222°N 76.294444°W / 36.852222; -76.294444 (West Freemason Street Area Historic District)
55 West Point Cemetery
May 3, 2007
(#07000393)
 238 E. Princess Anne Rd.
36°51′40″N 76°17′06″W / 36.861111°N 76.285000°W / 36.861111; -76.285000 (West Point Cemetery)
56 Williamston-Woodland Historic District
August 25, 2014
(#14000530)
 Roughly bounded by NSRR, Church, 18th & Omohundro Sts.
36°51′58″N 76°16′59″W / 36.866111°N 76.283056°W / 36.866111; -76.283056 (Williamston-Woodland Historic District)
57 Willoughby-Baylor House
Willoughby-Baylor House
September 22, 1971
(#71001060)
 601 Freemason St.
36°50′59″N 76°17′08″W / 36.849722°N 76.285556°W / 36.849722; -76.285556 (Willoughby-Baylor House)
58 Winona
July 5, 2001
(#01000702)
 Roughly bounded by Ashland Circle, Ashland Ave., Elmere Place, Huntington Crescent, Holland Ave., and the Lafayette
36°52′51″N 76°16′10″W / 36.880833°N 76.269444°W / 36.880833; -76.269444 (Winona)
59 Zion Methodist Church
April 4, 2007
(#07000274)
 2729 Bowden's Ferry Rd.
36°52′42″N 76°18′14″W / 36.878333°N 76.303889°W / 36.878333; -76.303889 (Zion Methodist Church)

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Christ Church
1971
(#71001064)
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 (Tugboat)
August 5, 1999
(#99000958)
February 7, 2017
 1 Waterside Dr. – Nauticus Pier
 Norfolk Scrapped, except for the museum-held pilot house
4 John T. West School
2000
(#00000315)
September 27, 2006
 1435 Bolton Street
 Norfolk Demolished in 2006
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