Ballentine Place Historic District

Ballentine Place Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Cromwell Ave., Cape Henry Ave., McKann Ave., and Lafayetter Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°52′01″N 76°15′11″W / 36.86694°N 76.25306°W / 36.86694; -76.25306Coordinates: 36°52′01″N 76°15′11″W / 36.86694°N 76.25306°W / 36.86694; -76.25306
Area 145 acres (59 ha)
Built 1900 (1900)
Architect Lee, J.W.; et al.
Architectural style Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 03000459[1]
VLR # 122-0829
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 22, 2003
Designated VLR March 19, 2003[2]

The Ballentine Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 860 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a cohesive residential neighborhood located near the center of Norfolk. It was platted in 1909, and largely developed between 1915 and 1953. The district includes a park developed in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Notable non-residential buildings include the Ballentine School (1915-1916), Trinity Baptist Church (1953), United New Life Church of Christ in Holiness Church (1930), the Emmanuel Holy Temple Church (once the Fairmont Park Sunday School, 1920), and the Tabernacle of the Congregation Church of God in Christ (1930).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Laura V. Trieschmann and Jennifer Bunting Hallock (November 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ballentine Place Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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