Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District
Virginia Landmarks Register
Ball House
36°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)[1]
VLR No.124-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1970, October 6, 1983 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRApril 7, 1970, January 18, 1983[2]

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.[3][4][5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, with a boundary increase in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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