Norfolk City Hall
Norfolk City Hall | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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. |
Governing body | Local |
NRHP Reference # | 72001511[1] |
VLR # | 122-0019 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[2] |
Norfolk City Hall, also known as the General Douglas 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 by 60 feet. 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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "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". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- 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
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