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Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

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Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District is located in VirginiaPortsmouth Olde Towne Historic DistrictShow map of VirginiaPortsmouth Olde Towne Historic District is located in the United StatesPortsmouth Olde Towne Historic DistrictShow map of the United States
LocationBounded by Crawford Pkwy., London St., the Elizabeth River, and extending 0.1 mi. W of Washington St., Green and Queen Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′20″N 76°18′7″W / 36.83889°N 76.30194°W / 36.83889; -76.30194
Area138 acres (56 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.70000877, 83004251 (Boundary Increase)
VLR No.124-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1970, October 6, 1983 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRApril 7, 1970, January 18, 1983

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. 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." Other notable buildings include the Watts House (1799), Grice-Neeley House (circa 1820), Ball-Nivison House (1752), Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), St. John's Episcopal Church (1898), Court Street Baptist Church (1901-1903), and Union Machinist Home. Located in the district is the separately listed Monumental Methodist Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, with a boundary increase in 1983.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  5. "Olde Towne Portsmouth (Olde Towne Business Association)". Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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