Norfolk City Hall

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 by 60 feet. 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.

Norfolk City Hall
Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, HABS Photo, August 1981
Location421 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′50″N 76°17′21″W
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]

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
  • List of mayors of Norfolk, Virginia

References
  1. "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 19 March 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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