Norfolk City Hall
Norfolk City Hall | |
.jpg) Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, HABS Photo, August 1981 | |
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| Location | 421 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′50″N 76°17′21″W / 36.84722°N 76.28917°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architect | Singleton, William R. |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001511[1] |
| VLR No. | 122-0019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[2] |
Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m). It features a front portico supported by six massive Tuscan order columns, and a gable roof topped by a cupola. The building housed city offices until 1918, and courtrooms until 1960.
In 1961, the entire building interior was gutted to house the museum and tomb of General Douglas MacArthur and his wife.[3] The MacArthur Memorial also includes a visitor center building and a research center.
Norfolk City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norfolk City Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
[edit]- Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, 421 East City Hall Avenue, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA: 1 photo, 25 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- MacArthur Memorial official website
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1847
- Buildings and structures in Norfolk, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1847 establishments in Virginia
- Douglas MacArthur
- Downtown Norfolk, Virginia
- Hampton Roads, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs