North End Historic District (Newport News, Virginia)

North End Historic District is a national historic district located at Newport News, Virginia. It encompasses 451 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Newport News. It is a compact, middle-class and upper middle-class residential neighborhood that arose during the period 1900–1935 in association with the nearby Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The neighborhood includes notable examples of the Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow styles. Notable buildings include the Walter A. Pos House (1902), John Livesay House (1906), J. E. Warren House (1905), W. L. Shumate House (1915), and Willet House (c. 1930).[3]

North End Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Roughly bounded by Sixty-eighth St., Warwick Blvd., Fiftieth St., and Huntington Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates	37°00′02″N 76°26′30″W
Area	92 acres (37 ha)
Built	1920 (1920)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	86001999[1]
VLR No.	121-0043
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1986
Designated VLR	June 17, 1986[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North End Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map