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Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse

Coordinates: 36°51′15″N 76°18′2″W / 36.85417°N 76.30056°W / 36.85417; -76.30056
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Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse
Front and western side
Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse is located in Virginia
Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse
Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse is located in the United States
Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse
Location517-523 Front St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′15″N 76°18′2″W / 36.85417°N 76.30056°W / 36.85417; -76.30056
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
ArchitectBenjamin Franklin Mitchell
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.14000948[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Security Storage and Safe Deposit Company Warehouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-10.