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Location of Norfolk in 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 ...
In Virginia, cities are immune from annexation by each other. In the early 1960s, the most recent attempt by the City of Norfolk to annex another portion of Norfolk County threatened to completely surround the tiny City of South Norfolk. That failed annexation would have threatened South Norfolk's viability as an independent entity.
Historic Districts in Norfolk. Many of Norfolk's neighborhoods, buildings, and landmarks have notable national and local historic significance. The city has four Locally Designated Historic Districts, Ghent, Downtown, West Freemason, East Freemason, and Hodges House (consisting of a single structure). [1]
The West Freemason Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section on the western edge of the center city of Norfolk.
The Chesterfield Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia.It encompasses 402 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a cohesive residential neighborhood located just to the northeast of downtown Norfolk.
The history of Norfolk, Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636. The city was named after the English county of Norfolk [1] [2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. . The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it was soon rebu
The Ballentine Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 860 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a cohesive residential neighborhood located near the center of Norfolk. It was platted in 1909, and largely developed between 1915 and 1953.
The Williamston–Woodland Historic District encompasses a light industrial area of Norfolk, Virginia.It is roughly bounded by Omohundro Avenue on the west, 18th Street on the south, Church Street on the east, and the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks to the north.