Cradock Historic District, Portsmouth

Name: Cradock Historic District
Address: Portsmouth, United States

#19 among attractions in Portsmouth

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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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. ()

Coordinates: 36°48'4"N, 76°19'2"W

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CradockPortsmouth United States

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

Nearby attractions include: St. Paul's Catholic Church, Confederate Monument, Jordan Bridge, Commodore Theatre.

2.5 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Catholic Church, Portsmouth
64 min walk • St. Paul's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is a compact Gothic Revival style, cruciform plan church. It is constructed of load-bearing masonry walls clad in quarry-faced granite. The church was designed by John Peebles in 1897, and dedicated in 1905.
2.6 miN
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument, Portsmouth
66 min walk • The Confederate Monument in Portsmouth, Virginia, was built between 1876 and 1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The monument is a 35-foot obelisk of North Carolina granite. It is located at the town square of Portsmouth, on Court Street at the corner of High Street.
1.5 miE
Bridge
Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake
38 min walk • The Jordan Bridge, officially named the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, is a tolled highway fixed bridge which carries State Route 337 over the Southern Branch Elizabeth River between the City of Portsmouth into the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads, Virginia.
2.5 miN
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Cinema
Commodore Theatre, Portsmouth
64 min walk • Commodore Theatre is an historic movie theater located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945, and is an Art Deco style, 1,000-seat theater building.
1.3 miW
Golf
Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, Portsmouth
33 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.
2.6 miNE
Museum, Children's museum
Children's Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth
65 min walk • The Children's Museum of Virginia is the largest children's museum in the state of Virginia. It is located in Olde Town Portsmouth at 221 High Street. The museum has a planetarium and two floors of exhibits. Its antique toy and model train collection is one of the largest on the East Coast.
2.5 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Monumental Methodist Church, Portsmouth
65 min walk • Monumental United Methodist Church, formerly known as Dinwiddie Street Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is a five-bay brick and stucco, Victorian Gothic style church. It is features a 182 feet tall, two part central tower.
2.5 miN
Church
Trinity Episcopal Church, Portsmouth
64 min walk • Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built between 1828 and 1830, and is a stuccoed brick building. It has an attached bell tower. Also on the property is the contributing parish house, built in 1887. During the American Civil War, the church was used as a hospital. Rt.Rev. C.
2.7 miN
Greek Revival architecture, Cemetery
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth
68 min walk • Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic public cemetery located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1832. The cemetery contains more than 400 graves with monuments dating from the late 1700s to the present.
2.5 miN
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
Downtown Portsmouth Historic District, Portsmouth
64 min walk • Downtown Portsmouth Historic District, also known as the High Street Corridor Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia.
2.1 miSE
Bridge
Gilmerton Bridge, Chesapeake
55 min walk • The Gilmerton Bridge, originally a twin bascule drawbridge, is now a vertical-lift bridge which spans the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Completed in 1938, it carries U.S.