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  2. History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Downtown Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Downtown Norfolk Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and expanded in 2001. [ 3] It encompasses 97 contributing buildings in the central business district of Norfolk. The largely commercial buildings reflect Norfolk's prosperity of the 1890s through the 1930s.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk ...

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    6225 Powhatan Ave. 36°54′01″N 76°18′50″W. /  36.900278°N 76.313889°W  / 36.900278; -76.313889  ( Boush-Tazewell House) 7. Chesterfield Heights Historic District. Chesterfield Heights Historic District. June 10, 2003. ( #03000443) Roughly bounded by the East Branch Elizabeth River, Ballentine Boulevard, Sedgewick St., and ...

  5. Ballentine Place Historic District - Wikipedia

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    March 19, 2003 [2] 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 ...

  6. Old Norfolk City Hall - Wikipedia

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    July 21, 1981 [ 2] Old Norfolk City Hall, also known as the Seaboard Building and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1898–1900, and is a three-story faced with rusticated stone and yellow brick in a Neo-Palladian Revival style. It features a central pedimented engaged portico ...

  7. Ghent (Norfolk) - Wikipedia

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    Ghent (Norfolk) /  36.862667°N 76.300806°W  / 36.862667; -76.300806. The Ghent District is a historic neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia. It comprises Ghent, West Ghent, and Ghent Square. Other portions of surrounding neighborhoods are often attributed to Ghent as an extension of its commerce including Chelsea, North Colley Avenue, and ...

  8. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk ( / ˈnɔːrfʊk / ⓘ NOR-fuuk, locally / ˈnɔːfɪk / NAW-fik) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. [ 4 ]

  9. Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia National Bank Headquarters Historic District encompasses a skyscraper, parking garage, and public plaza in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.Bounded by East Main and Atlantic Streets, Commercial Place, and Waterside Drive, it includes the 24-story Virginia National Bank building, constructed in 1965–67 to a design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of Virginia's leading architectural ...