Ballentine Place Historic District, Norfolk

Name: Ballentine Place Historic District
Address: Norfolk, United States

#94 among attractions in Norfolk

Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture

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The Ballentine Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 860 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a cohesive residential neighborhood located near the center of Norfolk. It was platted in 1909, and largely developed between 1915 and 1953. The district includes a park developed in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. Notable non-residential buildings include the Ballentine School, Trinity Baptist Church, United New Life Church of Christ in Holiness Church, the Emmanuel Holy Temple Church, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation Church of God in Christ. ()

Coordinates: 36°52'1"N, 76°15'11"W

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Virginia Zoo, Norfolk Scope, Chrysler Hall, Attucks Theatre.

1.5 miNW
Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park
Virginia Zoo, Norfolk
39 min walk • The Virginia Zoological Park is a 53-acre zoo located adjacent to Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The zoo opened in 1900, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 1987.
2.1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Norfolk Scope, Norfolk
54 min walk • Norfolk Scope is a multi-function complex in Norfolk, Virginia, comprising an 11,000-person arena, a 2,500-person theater known as Chrysler Hall, a 10,000-square-foot exhibition hall and a 600-car parking garage.
2.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
54 min walk • Chrysler Hall is the premier performing arts venue in Norfolk, Virginia, located in the downtown section of the city. Built in 1972 and located next to the Norfolk Scope arena, the venue is home to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Virginia Ballet and hosts Broadway plays while serving as Norfolk's primary theater and concert venue.
1.6 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Attucks Theatre, Norfolk
42 min walk • The Attucks Theatre, located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919. The theatre was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect.
1.5 miSW
Church
First Calvary Baptist Church, Norfolk
39 min walk • First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style.
1.8 miW
Cemetery
West Point Cemetery, Norfolk
47 min walk • West Point Cemetery, also known as Potter's Field and Calvary Cemetery, is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia.
1.7 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Cemetery, Greek Revival architecture
Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk
43 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is a historic municipal cemetery located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1853, and is filled with monuments and mausoleums that embody the pathos and symbolism of the Christian view of death as a temporary sleep. A notable monument is the Recording Angel by William Couper at the Couper Family plot.
2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Baptist Church, Norfolk
51 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was designed by architect R. H. Hunt and dedicated in 1906.
2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Norfolk
50 min walk • St. John's AME Church is a historic congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840, it was the first African American Episcopal Church in Virginia. It moved to its present location on East Bute Street in what is now Downtown Norfolk in 1848.
1.9 miSW
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Norfolk
50 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church, now known as The New Saint James Holiness Church of Christ Disciples, is a historic Episcopal church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
1.6 miW
Cemetery
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk
41 min walk • Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses six contributing structures and one contributing object in cemetery established in 1854 to serve the Roman Catholic communities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake.