Lafayette Residence Park
Lafayette Residence Park | |
 Houses on Bellevue Avenue | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Tidewater Dr., Dupont Creek, Fontainbleau Crescent, La Salle Ave., Orleans C., and the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′33″N 76°16′10″W / 36.87583°N 76.26944°W |
| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Benjamin F. Mitchell, et al. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000071[1] |
| VLR No. | 122-0826 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1999 |
| Designated VLR | December 10, 1998[2] |
The Lafayette Residence Park is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 284 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section and suburban community north of the downtown area of Norfolk. It developed during the first quarter of the 20th century and includes notable examples of the Gothic Revival and Queen Anne styles. Notable non-residential buildings include the Lafayette Grammar School (1908-1910), Church of the Epiphany (1920), and the First United Methodist Church (1922).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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 March 19, 2013.
- ^ Laura V. Trieschmann and Kathryn A. Gettings (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lafayette Residence Park" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia
- Gothic Revival architecture in Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in Virginia
- Neighborhoods in Norfolk, Virginia
- Houses in Norfolk, Virginia
- Hampton Roads, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs