Roughly bounded by Cromwell Ave., Cape Henry Ave., McKann Ave., and Lafayetter Blvd., Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Norfolk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 22, 2003. NRIS 03000459.
860 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
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 (WPA). Notable non-residential buildings include the Ballentine School (1915-1916), Trinity Baptist Church (1953), United New Life Church of Christ in Holiness Church (1930), the Emmanuel Holy Temple Church (once the Fairmont Park Sunday School, 1920), and the Tabernacle of the Congregation Church of God in Christ (1930).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682155