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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 was ...
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.
Chartway Arena at theTed Constant Convocation Center. / 36.8841694°N 76.3012306°W / 36.8841694; -76.3012306. Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is a 219,330-square-foot (20,376 m 2 ), multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. It is operated by Oak View Group.
26. Lafayette Residence Park. Lafayette Residence Park. January 27, 1999( #99000071) Roughly bounded by Tidewater Dr., Dupont Creek, Fontainbleau Crescent, La Salle Ave., Orleans Creek, and the Lafayette River 36°52′37″N76°16′00″W / 36.876944°N 76.266667°W / 36.876944; -76.266667 (Lafayette Residence Park) 27.
1853 - "Negro free school" [2] and Elmwood Cemetery established. 1854 - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery established. Yellow fever outbreak; over 3,000 people die. [1] Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul is founded in response to the yellow fever epidemic. It is Norfolk's first civilian and public hospital.
Added to NRHP. November 7, 1972. Designated VLR. December 21, 1971 [2] 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. It developed between the late-18th ...
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 ...
Fort Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia) / 36.85667°N 76.30667°W / 36.85667; -76.30667. Fort Norfolk is a historic fort and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. With the original buildings having been built between 1795 and 1809, the fort encloses 11 buildings: main gate, guardhouse, officers' quarters, powder magazine ...