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    Norfolk City Hall

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    Norfolk City Hall
    U.S. National Register of Historic Places
    Virginia Landmarks Register
    Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, HABS Photo, August 1981
    Norfolk City Hall is located in Virginia
    Norfolk City Hall
    Norfolk City Hall is located in the United States
    Norfolk City Hall
    Location421 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
    Coordinates36°50′50″N 76°17′21″W / 36.84722°N 76.28917°W / 36.84722; -76.28917
    Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
    Built1847 (1847)
    ArchitectSingleton, William R.
    NRHP reference No.72001511[1]
    VLR No.122-0019
    Significant dates
    Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
    Designated VLRNovember 16, 1971[2]

    Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m). It features a front portico supported by six massive Tuscan order columns, and a gable roof topped by a cupola. The building housed city offices until 1918, and courtrooms until 1960.

    In 1961, the entire building interior was gutted to house the museum and tomb of General Douglas MacArthur and his wife.[3] The MacArthur Memorial also includes a visitor center building and a research center.

    Norfolk City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

    See also

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    • List of mayors of Norfolk, Virginia

    References

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    1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
    2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
    3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norfolk City Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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