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Cradock Historic District

Coordinates: 36°48′7″N 76°19′4″W / 36.80194°N 76.31778°W / 36.80194; -76.31778
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Cradock Historic District
House on Prospect Way
Cradock Historic District is located in Virginia
Cradock Historic District
Cradock Historic District is located in the United States
Cradock Historic District
LocationBounded by Paradise Creek, Victory Blvd., and George Washington Hwy., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°48′7″N 76°19′4″W / 36.80194°N 76.31778°W / 36.80194; -76.31778
Area310 acres (130 ha)
Built1918 (1918)
ArchitectPost, George B.,& Sons; Multiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.74002240[1]
VLR No.124-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1974
Designated VLRMay 21, 1974[2]

Cradock Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed starting in 1918, as a planned community of Colonial Revival and Bungalow style single family residences. It was developed by the United States Housing Corporation as a result of the rapid influx of workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cradock Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine