Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse

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Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse

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Location 517-523 Front St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′15″N76°18′2″W / 36.85417°N 76.30056°W / 36.85417; -76.30056 Coordinates: 36°51′15″N76°18′2″W / 36.85417°N 76.30056°W / 36.85417; -76.30056
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architect Benjamin Franklin Mitchell
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP reference # 14000948 [1]
Added to NRHP November 19, 2014

The Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse is a historic storage facility at 517-523 Front Street in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a large concrete structure with four levels of storage, and was built in 1916. It is a rare survivor in an area that once had many warehouses, and is distinctive for its subdued decorations, which differentiate it from otherwise nondescript brick or concrete warehouses. [2]

Norfolk, Virginia Independent city in Virginia, United States

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 242,803; in 2017, the population was estimated to be 244,703 making it the second-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach.

The warehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, Virginia Wikimedia list article

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