Truxtun Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 241 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed between 1918 and 1920 as a planned community of Colonial Revival style single family residences. It was developed by the United States Housing Corporation as a result of the rapid influx of workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I. It was the first wartime government housing project constructed exclusively for African-American residents.[3] In 1921 the Federal Government sold it off.[4]
Truxtun Historic District | |
 Portsmouth Boulevard west of Dahlia Street | |
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| Location | Portsmouth and Deep Creek Boulevards and Manly, Dahlia, Hobson, Dewey and Bagley Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′59″N 76°19′4″W / 36.81639°N 76.31778°W |
| Area | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | U.S. Housing Corporation; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004581[1] |
| VLR No. | 124-0047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | April 15, 1980[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Lisbeth Lund Coke (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Truxtun Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Who's who in Colored America". 1942.