Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

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Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District
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LocationBounded by Crawford Pkwy., London St., the Elizabeth River, and extending 0.1 mi. W of Washington St., Green and Queen Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′20″N76°18′7″W / 36.83889°N 76.30194°W / 36.83889; -76.30194
Area138 acres (56 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 70000877, 83004251 (Boundary Increase) [1]
VLR No.124-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1970, October 6, 1983 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRApril 7, 1970, January 18, 1983 [2]

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek Revival style townhouses, known as "basement houses." Other notable buildings include the Watts House (1799), Grice-Neeley House (circa 1820), Ball-Nivison House (1752), Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), St. John's Episcopal Church (1898), Court Street Baptist Church (1901-1903), and Union Machinist Home. Located in the district is the separately listed Monumental Methodist Church. [3] [4] [5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, with a boundary increase in 1983. [1]

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