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 Kensington, Park Place, and East Old Dominion Place.[3]
Park Place Historic District | |
 Colonial Avenue north of 28th Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Colley Avenue., 24th St., Granby St. and 38th St., Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′34″N 76°17′25″W / 36.87611°N 76.29028°W |
| Area | 347 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | A.O. Ferebee, Vance Hebard, et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Shingle Style, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000029[1] (original) 100001047 (increase) |
| VLR No. | 122-5087 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 2006 |
| Boundary increase | June 5, 2017 |
| Designated VLR | December 7, 2005[2] |
The Park Place Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and enlarged in 2017.[1] It encompasses 1,525 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures in the Park Place neighborhood of Norfolk. It is an example of streetcar suburban development in Norfolk during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The neighborhood includes a variety of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional buildings in a variety of popular styles including the Queen Anne and Shingle Style. Notable buildings include Batchelder and Collins (1904), J. W. Gamage and Son (1910), National Linen Service (1941), Best Repair Company (1938), Rosna Theater (1942), Newport Plaza and Theater (1930), Park Place Baptist Church (1903), Church of the Ascension (1915), Christian Temple (1922), Park Place Methodist Church (1949), Knox Presbyterian Church (1940), the Touraine (1915), Colonial Hall Apartments (1925), and Camellia Court (1914).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "About the Neighborhood". Park Place Civic League Official Site. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Kimble A. David (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Place Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine