National Register of Historic Places listings in Portsmouth, Virginia facts for kids

Location of Portsmouth in Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portsmouth, Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 23 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Description
1	Cedar Grove Cemetery		October 15, 1992 (#92001366)	301 Fort Ln. 36°50′20″N 76°18′29″W / 36.838889°N 76.308056°W / 36.838889; -76.308056 (Cedar Grove Cemetery)
2	Commodore Theatre		February 27, 1997 (#97000203)	421 High St. 36°50′06″N 76°18′07″W / 36.835000°N 76.301944°W / 36.835000; -76.301944 (Commodore Theatre)
3	Confederate Monument		September 4, 1997 (#97000956)	Jct. of High and Court Sts. 36°50′08″N 76°18′03″W / 36.835611°N 76.300889°W / 36.835611; -76.300889 (Confederate Monument)
4	Craddock Historic District		June 20, 1974 (#74002240)	Bounded by Paradise Creek, Victory Blvd., and George Washington Hwy. 36°48′07″N 76°19′04″W / 36.801944°N 76.317778°W / 36.801944; -76.317778 (Craddock Historic District)
5	Downtown Portsmouth Historic District		January 16, 2004 (#03001485)	Roughly bounded by Interstate 264, Middle St., Primrose St. and Queen St. 36°50′07″N 76°18′14″W / 36.835278°N 76.303889°W / 36.835278; -76.303889 (Downtown Portsmouth Historic District)
6	Drydock No. 1		February 26, 1970 (#70000862)	Norfolk Naval Shipyard 36°49′14″N 76°17′35″W / 36.820556°N 76.293056°W / 36.820556; -76.293056 (Drydock No. 1)
7	Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House		August 8, 2007 (#07000805)	506 Westmoreland Ave. 36°50′00″N 76°21′49″W / 36.833333°N 76.363611°W / 36.833333; -76.363611 (Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House)
8	LIGHTSHIP No. 101, PORTSMOUTH		May 5, 1989 (#89001080)	London Slip, Elizabeth River 36°50′13″N 76°17′46″W / 36.836944°N 76.296111°W / 36.836944; -76.296111 (LIGHTSHIP No. 101, PORTSMOUTH)
9	Monumental Methodist Church		January 15, 2004 (#03001430)	450 Dinwiddie St. 36°50′09″N 76°18′10″W / 36.835833°N 76.302778°W / 36.835833; -76.302778 (Monumental Methodist Church)
10	Park View Historic District		October 4, 1984 (#84000047)	Roughly bounded by Elm and Parkview Aves., Fort Lane, Blair, and Harrell Sts. 36°50′31″N 76°18′40″W / 36.841944°N 76.311111°W / 36.841944; -76.311111 (Park View Historic District)
11	Port Norfolk Historic District		September 30, 1983 (#83003299)	Roughly bounded by Bayview Blvd., Chatauqua Ave., Hartford St., Douglas Ave. and Hull Creek 36°50′54″N 76°20′14″W / 36.848333°N 76.337222°W / 36.848333; -76.337222 (Port Norfolk Historic District)
12	Portsmouth Community Library		August 12, 2010 (#10000544)	906 Elm St. 36°49′55″N 76°18′47″W / 36.831806°N 76.313056°W / 36.831806; -76.313056 (Portsmouth Community Library)
13	Portsmouth Courthouse		April 29, 1970 (#70000876)	Northwestern corner of Court and High Sts. 36°50′08″N 76°18′05″W / 36.835556°N 76.301389°W / 36.835556; -76.301389 (Portsmouth Courthouse)
14	Portsmouth Naval Hospital		April 13, 1972 (#72001516)	On Hospital Point at Washington and Crawford Sts. 36°50′50″N 76°18′19″W / 36.847222°N 76.305278°W / 36.847222; -76.305278 (Portsmouth Naval Hospital)
15	Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District		September 8, 1970 (#70000877)	Bounded by Crawford Parkway, London St., the Elizabeth River, and extending 0.1 miles west of Washington St.; also Grace and Queen Sts. 36°50′20″N 76°18′07″W / 36.838889°N 76.301944°W / 36.838889; -76.301944 (Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District)	Grace and Queen represent a boundary increase of October 6, 1983
16	Pythian Castle		October 30, 1980 (#80004316)	610-612 Court St. 36°50′02″N 76°18′04″W / 36.833889°N 76.301111°W / 36.833889; -76.301111 (Pythian Castle)
17	Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard		December 19, 1974 (#74002242)	Norfolk Naval Shipyard 36°49′36″N 76°17′51″W / 36.826667°N 76.297500°W / 36.826667; -76.297500 (Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard)
18	St. Paul's Catholic Church		June 6, 2002 (#02000619)	518 High St. 36°50′08″N 76°18′13″W / 36.835556°N 76.303611°W / 36.835556; -76.303611 (St. Paul's Catholic Church)
19	Seaboard Coastline Building		October 10, 1985 (#85003129)	1 High St. 36°50′06″N 76°17′48″W / 36.835000°N 76.296667°W / 36.835000; -76.296667 (Seaboard Coastline Building)
20	Shea Terrace Elementary School		September 14, 2002 (#02001002)	253 Constitution Ave. 36°50′23″N 76°19′29″W / 36.839722°N 76.324722°W / 36.839722; -76.324722 (Shea Terrace Elementary School)
21	Trinity Episcopal Church		May 14, 1973 (#73002219)	High and Court Sts. 36°50′06″N 76°18′04″W / 36.835000°N 76.301111°W / 36.835000; -76.301111 (Trinity Episcopal Church)
22	Truxtun Historic District		September 16, 1982 (#82004581)	Portsmouth and Deep Creek Blvds., Manly, Dahlia, Hobson, Dewey and Bagley Sts. 36°48′59″N 76°19′48″W / 36.816389°N 76.330000°W / 36.816389; -76.330000 (Truxtun Historic District)

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	Summary
1	The Circle		March 8, 2006 (#06000120)	February 7, 2017	3010 High St. 36°50′05″N 76°20′18″W / 36.834722°N 76.338333°W / 36.834722; -76.338333 (The Circle)	Demolished in August 2013