Truxtun Historic District, Portsmouth

Name: Truxtun Historic District
Address: Portsmouth, United States

#24 among attractions in Portsmouth

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Truxtun Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 241 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed between 1918 and 1920 as a planned community of Colonial Revival 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. It was the first wartime government housing project constructed exclusively for African-American residents. In 1921 the federal governmwnt sold it off. ()

Coordinates: 36°48'59"N, 76°19'4"W

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Truxtun Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, Ntelos Wireless Pavilion, Paradise Creek Nature Park, Portsmouth Community Library.

1.5 miSW
Golf
Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, Portsmouth
40 min walk • Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal public golf course founded by former PGA Champion Chandler Harper in 1956 located in and owned by the city of Portsmouth, Virginia.
1.5 miNE
Nightlife, Music and shows, Music venue
Ntelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth
38 min walk • The Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The venue produces and presents a broad spectrum of concerts and events connects audiences to the inspirational power of music and helps new generations of listeners discover the wonder of music and live performance.
1.3 miSE
36°47'55"N • 76°18'28"W
Paradise Creek Nature Park, Norfolk
35 min walk • Park
1.1 miN
Museum
Portsmouth Community Library, Portsmouth
28 min walk • Portsmouth Community Library, also known as the Portsmouth Colored Community Library, is a historic library building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 at 804 South Street. It is a one-story, three bay, brick building with a hipped roof. It was built to provide for the reading needs of Portsmouth's African Americans.
1.1 miS
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Cradock Historic District, Portsmouth
28 min walk • 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.
1.3 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Quarters A, Portsmouth
34 min walk • Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard are three historic officer's quarters located at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. They were built about 1837, and are three Greek Revival style brick dwellings.
1.5 miNE
Interesting neighbourhood, Romanesque architecture
Pythian Castle, Portsmouth
39 min walk • The Pythian Castle is a historic 3-story brick and stone Knights of Pythias building located at 610-612 Court Street in Portsmouth, Virginia.