Boush-Tazewell House, Norfolk

Name: Boush-Tazewell House
Address: Norfolk, United States

#93 among attractions in Norfolk

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Boush–Tazewell House is a historic home located at Norfolk, Virginia, USA. It was built about 1783–1784, and is a two-story, Georgian frame house, five bays wide and two bays deep, with a slate covered deck-on-hip roof. It has a two-level, tetrastyle pedimented portico supported by slender Tuscan order columns on both levels. It originally stood in downtown Norfolk and was completely dismantled and re-erected in its present location around 1902. The house was purchased in 1810 by Congressman, Senator and Governor Littleton Waller Tazewell. His family continued to occupy the house until 1894. ()

Built: 1783 (241 years ago)Coordinates: 36°54'1"N, 76°18'49"W

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Larchmont-EdgewaterNorfolk United States

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Boush-Tazewell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chartway Arena, ODU Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Hermitage Foundation Museum, Larchmont-Edgewater.

1.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Concerts and shows
Chartway Arena, Norfolk
34 min walk • Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is a 219,330-square-foot, multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. It is operated by Spectra Venue Management.
1.3 miSE
36°53'7"N • 76°18'2"W
ODU Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Norfolk
33 min walk • Museum
0.7 miN
36°54'37"N • 76°18'47"W
Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk
18 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk
12 min walk • Larchmont-Edgewater is a residential neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, located approximately five miles north of downtown. It was mostly Norfolk County farmland when it was founded in 1906.
1.1 miS
Universities and schools
Old Dominion University, Norfolk
29 min walk • Old Dominion University is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with an enrollment of 24,176 students for the 2019 academic year.
0.9 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Foreman Field, Norfolk
23 min walk • Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, formerly Foreman Field, is a 22,480-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
1.2 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, Norfolk
30 min walk • The Bud Metheny Baseball Complex is a stadium on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team.
1.2 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Old Dominion Soccer Complex, Norfolk
31 min walk • The Old Dominion Soccer Complex is a soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. The 4,000-seat stadium is home to the Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs soccer teams. The Monarchs compete in Conference USA. The stadium is also the host of the annual Stihl/ODU Soccer Classic.