Cradock Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by Paradise Creek, Victory Blvd., and George Washington Hwy., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°48′7″N 76°19′4″W / 36.80194°N 76.31778°W |
Area | 310 acres (130 ha) |
Built | 1918 |
Architect | Post, George B.,& Sons; Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 74002240 [1] |
VLR No. | 124-0037 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 20, 1974 |
Designated VLR | May 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]