City of Norfolk Department of Public Works, Division of Building Inspection, Demolition and Building Permits | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: City of Norfolk Department of Public Works, Division of Building Inspection, Demolition and Building Permits

Predominant Dates:1920-1956

ID: 002/RG 22/2016-001

Primary Creator: City of Norfolk

Extent: 25.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 03/29/1968

Subjects: Buildings, Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Demolition permits issued by the City of Norfolk Department of Public Works, Division of Building inspection from 1893 to 1956. Each record item contains a building permit; some include associated correspondence and documents.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Horace Hoggard, city building inspector, by transfer

Processing Information: Processed December 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
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[Box 3],
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[Box 10],
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[Box 12],
[Box 13],
[Box 14],
[Box 15],
[Box 16],
[Box 17],
[Box 18],
[Box 19],
[Box 20: Map Drawer 49],
[Box 21: Map Drawer 50],
[Box 22],
[Box 23],
[Box 24],
[Box 25],
[All]

Box 2

Folder 1: Demolition Permits, 1929

Item 1: Permit number 26520, 1929 January 24: 504 Monticello Avenue. Includes barricade request.
Item 2: Permit number 26550, 1929 February 1: 204 North Street; 206 North Street; 208 North Street. Includes letter from inspection office.
Item 3: Permit number 26619, 1929 February 23: 311 Chestnut Street. Includes bond letter and barricade request.
Item 4: Permit number 26793, 1929 March 29: 1020 Wide Street; 1022 Wide Street.
Item 5: Permit number 26820, 1929 April 5: 1703 W. 38th Street.
Item 6: Permit number 26823, 1929 April 8: 228 Plume Street; 230 Plume Street; 225 City Hall Avenue; 227 City Hall Avenue. Includes barricade requests.
Item 7: Permit number 26866, 1929 April 17: 221 Monticello Avenue; 221-1/2 Monticello Avenue.
Item 8: Permit number 26876, 1929 April 20: 415 Gatewood Lane; 417 Gatewood Lane. Includes inspector's note.
Item 9: Permit number 27017, 1929 May 13: 754 Lincoln Street; 756 Lincoln Street; 758 Lincoln Street; 760 Lincoln Street. Includes barricade permit, inspector's note and two letters.
Item 10: Permit number 27078, 1929 May 22: 207 Dartmouth Street.
Item 11: Permit number 27098, 1929 May 27: 213 Fenchurch Street; 215 Fenchurch Street.
Item 12: Permit number 27117, 1929 June 3: 220 Dartmouth Street; 222 Dartmouth Street.
Item 13: Permit number 27191, 1929 June 15: 1823 Lovitt Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 27220; 27221; 27222; 27223, 1929 June 24: 1435 Maltby Avenue; 1402 Hanson Street; 1404 Hanson Street; 1236 Carey Street; 1238 Carey Street. Includes handwritten note.
Item 15: Permit number 27281, 1929 July 10: 1000 E. Brambleton Avenue; 1002 E. Brambleton Avenue; 1004 E. Brambleton Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 27299; 27300; 27301; 27302, 1929 July 16: 828 Southampton Avenue; 830 Southampton Avenue; 832 Southampton Ave; 834 Southampton Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 27339, 1929 July 26: 507 Mahone Avenue.
Item 18: Permit number 27380, 1929 August 5: 808 Camp Avenue; 810 Camp Avenue.
Item 19: Permit number 27203, 1929 June 21: 110 Sloane Street; 112 Sloane Street.
Item 20: Permit number 27426, 1929 August 16: 117 W. Brambleton Avenue; 119 W. Brambleton Avenue; 121 W. Brambleton Avenue; 123 W. Brambleton Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 21: Permit 27445, 1920 August 19: 4016 Bowdens Ferry Road.
Item 22: Permit number 27447, 1929 August 20: 214 North Street.
Item 23: Permit number 27448, 1929 August 20: 216 North Street.
Item 24: Permit number 27490, 1929 August: 218 North Street; 220 North Street.
Item 25: Permit number 27492, 1929 August 28: 525 Bank Street; 527 Bank Street.
Item 26: Permit number 27562; 27563, 1929 September 13: 306 W. Olney Road; 308 W. Olney Road. Includes inspector's note.
Item 27: Permit number 27565, 1929 September 13: 701 E. Liberty Street; 703 E. Liberty Street; 705 E. Liberty Street; 707 E. Liberty Street.
Item 28: Permit number 27621, 1929 September 25: 719 Magazine Lane.
Item 29: Permit number 27628, 1929 September 26: 609 Westmoreland Avenue.
Item 30: Permit number 27725, 1929 October 14: 222 Westover Avenue; 224 Westover Avenue; 226 Westover Avenue; 228 Westover Avenue.
Item 31: Permit number 27729, 1929 October 14: Northwest corner Colley Avenue and 21st Street.
Item 32: Permit number 27755, 1929 October 22: 426 W. York Street.
Item 33: Permit number 27774, 1929 October 25: 1115 Liberty Street; 1117 Liberty Street.
Item 34: Permit 27779, 1929 October 26: 536 Warren Crescent.
Item 35: Permit number 27789, 1920 October 29: 717 Magazine Lane. Includes inspector's note.
Item 36: Permit number 27796, 1929 October 30: 1134 St. Julian Avenue. Includes inspector's note.
Item 37: Permit number 27805, 1929 November 2: 914 Mariner Street; 916 Mariner Street.
Item 38: Permit number 27806, 1929 October 31: 220 W. Bank Street.
Item 39: Permit number 27853; 27854, 1929 November 18: 212 Grace Street; 214 Grace Street. Includes handwritten note.
Item 40: Permit number 27885, 1929 November 26: 120 E. 18th Street. Northwest corner of Monticello Avenue.
Item 41: Permit number 27893, 1929 November 29: 500 Craig Street.
Item 42: Permit number 27896, 1929 November 29: 730 Filer Street.
Item 43: Permit number 27908, 1929 December 3: 900 W. Olney Road; 902 W. Olney Road.
Item 44: Permit number 27931, 1929 December 11: 219 W. Olney Road.
Item 45: Permit number 27936, 1929 December 12: 748 Boush Street; 750 Boush Street; 752 Boush Street; 159 W. Olney Road.
Item 46: Permit number 27943, 1929 December 14: 1109 Liberty Street; 1111 Liberty Street.
Item 47: Permit number 27953, 1929 December 16: 1514 43rd Street; 1516 43rd Street.
Item 48: Permit number 27955, 1929 December 17: 408 Cumberland Street.
Item 49: Permit number 27956, 1929 December 17: 218 W. York Street.
Item 50: Permit number 27958, 1929 December 17: 3924 Bowdens Ferry Road.
Item 51: Permit number 27962, 1929 December 18: 1315 Granby Street. Includes inspector's note.
Item 52: Permit number 27964, 1929 December 18: 108 W. Princess Anne Road.
Item 53: Permit number 27965, 1929 December 19: 708 St. Pauls Street.
Item 54: Permit number 27969, 1929 December 23: 664 Denby Street.
Item 55: Permit number 27967, 1929 December 20: 625 Woodis Avenue; 627 Woodis Avenue; 629 Woodis Avenue; 631 Woodis Avenue. Includes inspector's note.
Item 56: Permit number 27973, 1929 December 26: 209 E. Freemason Street.
Item 57: Permit number 27983, 1929 December 30: 357 W. Bute Street.
Item 58: Permit number 27986, 1929 December 30: 222 W. Olney Road.

Folder 2: Demolition Permits, 1930

Item 1: Permit number 28014, 1930 January 8: 1418 Marshall Avenue. Includes two inspector's notes.
Item 2: Permit number 28015, 1930 January 8: 1001 Main Street; 1003 Main Street.
Item 3: Permit number 28053, 1930 January 22: 1264 Chapel Street; 1266 Chapel Street; 1268 Chapel Street; 1270 Chapel Street.
Item 4: Permit number 28101, 1930 February 7: 721 Proby's Court.
Item 5: Permit number 28134, 1930 February 18: South Chesapeake Lane, 150' south of Cove. (Note: probably Chesapeake Street)
Item 6: Permit number 28135, 1930 February 18: 661 Balsam Lane.
Item 7: Permit number 28136, 1930 February 18: 663 Balsam Lane.
Item 8: Permit number 28157, 1930 February 25: Northeast corner Church Street and Union Street.
Item 9: Permit number 28162, 1930 February 26: 123 E. 18th Street.
Item 10: Permit number 28174, 1930 February 27: 943 Fourth Street.
Item 11: Permit number 28210, 1930 March 5: 1503 W. 44th Street.
Item 12: Permit number 28253, 1930 March 13: 1506 43rd Street.
Item 13: Permit number 28272, 1930 March 20: 448 E. Main Street; 450 E. Main Street; 452 E. Main Street.
Item 14: Permit number 28316, 1930 April 1: Southwest corner of Dunbar Street and Factory Street. Includes inspector's letter and note.
Item 15: Permit number 28359, 1930 April 11: 1024 Brambleton Avenue; 1026 Brambleton Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 28363, 1930 April 11: 633 Woodis Avenue. Includes inspector's note.
Item 17: Permit number 28372, 1930 April 12: 2031 Brambleton Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 18: Permit number 28373, 1930 April 12: 2027 Brambleton Avenue; 2029 Brambleton Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 19: Permit number 28383, 1930 April 18: 200 Poole Street; 202 Poole Street.
Item 20: Permit number 28384, 1930 April 18: 204 Poole Street; 206 Poole Street.
Item 21: Permit number 28385, 1930 April 18: 208 Poole Street; 210 Poole Street.
Item 22: Permit number 28400, 1930 April 25: 229 Dartmouth Street.
Item 23: Permit number 28410, 1930 April 28: 670 Fox Lane; 612 Fox Lane.
Item 24: Permit number 28411, 1930 April 28: 527 E. Bute Street; 529 E. Bute Street.
Item 25: Permit number 28437, 1930 May 2: 609 Smith Court.
Item 26: Permit number 28438, 1930 May 2: 611 Smith Court.
Item 27: Permit number 28551, 1930 June 7: 939 Fourth Street; 941 Fourth Street.
Item 28: Permit number 28593, 1930 June 17: 213 E. Freemason Street.
Item 29: Permit number 28643, 1930 July 3: 404 W. York St.
Item 30: Permit number 28735, 1930 July 24: 949 4th Street; 951 4th Street; 953 4th Street (Note: may mean Fourth Street). Includes letter.
Item 31: Permit number 28749, 1930 July 28: 1123 Brambleton Avenue.
Item 32: Permit number 28750, 1930 July 28: 1125 Brambleton Avenue.
Item 33: Permit number 28731, 1930 July 28: 1127 Brambleton Avenue.
Item 34: Permit number 28758, 1930 July 30: 429 Cedar Lane; 431 Cedar Lane.
Item 35: Permit number 28793, 1930 August 11: 79 Church Street; 81 Church Street; 83 Church Street.
Item 36: Permit number 28798, 1930 August 12: 937 E. Charlotte Street.
Item 37: Permit number 28804, 1930 August 14: 1286 Chapel Street; 1288 Chapel Street; 1290 Chapel Street.
Item 38: Permit number 29011, 1930 October 3: 735 Brewer Street; 739 Brewer Street. Includes letter.
Item 39: Permit number 28324, 1930 April 2: Northeast corner of Boush Street and Bute Street.

Folder 3: Demolition Permits, 1931

Item 1: Permit number 30695, 1931 October 28: 413 Colley Avenue; 415 Colley Avenue.
Item 2: Permit number 30696, 1931 October 28: 417 Colley Avenue; 419 Colley Avenue.
Item 3: Permit number 30711, 1931 October 30: 409 Colley Avenue; 411 Colley Avenue.
Item 4: Permit number 30750, 1931 November 10: 420 Colley Avenue.
Item 5: Permit number 30758, 1931 November 6: 1234 E. Olney Road.
Item 6: Permit number 30820, 1931 November 27: 1022 Falkland Street; 1024 Falkland Street.
Item 7: Permit number 30849, 1931 December 7: 718 Boush Street.
Item 8: Permit number 30869, 1931 December 12: 1010 (name illegible) Street.
Item 9: Permit number 30882, 1931 December 17: 228 E. York Street; 230 E. York Street.
Item 10: Permit number 30993, 1931 December 17: 627 Brewer Street.
Item 11: Permit number 30887, 1931 December 18: 320 Boush Street.
Item 12: Permit number 30898, 1931 December 23: 228 E. York Street; 230 E. York Street.
Item 13: Permit number 30661, 1931 October 20: 169 Church Street.
Item 14: Permit number 30690, 1931 October 27: 913 E. Bute Street.
Item 15: Permit number 30691, 1931 October 27: 437 Bank Street.
Item 16: Permit number 30832, 1931 November 30: 252 Boush Street.

Folder 4: Demolition Permits, 1932 (folder empty)

Folder 5: Demolition Permits, 1933 (folder empty)

Folder 6: Demolition Permits, 1934 (folder empty)

Folder 7: Demolition Permits, 1935 (folder empty)

Folder 8: Demolition Permits, 1936 (Part 1)

Item 1: Permit number 35630, 1936 January 4: 429 Bank Street. Includes letter.
Item 2: Permit number 35631, 1936 January 4: 1120 E. Water Street; 1122 E. Water Street; 1124 E. Water Street; 1126 E. Water Street; 1128 E. Water Street; 1130 E. Water Street. Includes inspector's letter.
Item 3: Permit number 35642, 1936 January 9: 666 Fox Lane; 668 Fox Lane. Includes letter.
Item 4: Permit number35664, 1936 January 15: 1017 Wood Street. Includes letter.
Item 5: Permit number 35675, 1936 January 20: 1418 Isaac Street; 1420 Isaac Street. Includes letter.
Item 6: Permit number 35676, 1936 January 20: 1050 Park Avenue; 1052 Park Avenue. Includes note.
Item 7: Permit number 35677, 1936 January 20: 1506 Isaac Street.
Item 8: Permit number 35678, 1936 January 20: 1513 Isaac Street.
Item 9: Permit number 35679, 1936 January 20: 1424 Delevan Street.
Item 10: Permit number 35680, 1936 January 20: 1422 Delevan Street.
Item 11: Permit number 35681, 1936 January 20: 1420 Delevan Street. Includes letter.
Item 12: Permit number 35690, 1936 January 23: 48 Reid's Lane; 50 Reid's Lane.
Item 13: Permit number 35691, 1936 January 23: 207 Fenchurch Street.
Item 14: Permit number 35705, 1936 February 1: North side 23rd Street. Includes letter.
Item 15: Permit number 35708, 1936 February 6: 1105 Virginia Street.
Item 16: Permit number 35713, 1939 February 6: 1515 Isaac Street.
Item 17: Permit number 35724, 1936 February 14: 824 Pulaski Street; 826 Pulaski Street.
Item 18: Permit number 35725, 1936 February 14: 722 Wide Street; 724 Wide Street.
Item 19: Permit number 35732, 1936 February 18: 1205 E. Liberty Street. Includes map and inspector's note.
Item 20: Permit number 35733, 1936 February 18: 1207 E. Liberty Street. Includes map and inspector's note.
Item 21: Permit number 35747, 1936 February 21: Southwest corner Cape Henry Avenue and Norcova Avenue. Includes letter and inspector's note.
Item 22: Permit number 35748, 1936 February 24: 719 Monticello Avenue; 721 Monticello Avenue.
Item 23: Permit number 35749, 1936 February 24: 723 Monticello Avenue; 725 Monticello Avenue.
Item 24: Permit number 35751, 1936 February 24: 116 Walnut Street.
Item 25: Permit number 35758, 1936 February 26: 1622 Vine Street. Includes letter.
Item 26: Permit number 35763, 1936 February 27: Southwest corner of Sewell's Point Road and Diven Street. (Sewells Point Road). Includes letter.
Item 27: Permit number 35764, 1936 February 27: West of 1225 E. Brambleton Avenue. Include inspector's note.
Item 28: Permit number 35765, 1936 February 28: Near southeast corner of Marshall Street and Charles Street.
Item 29: Permit number 35766, 1936 February 28: 1708 Lovitt Street.
Item 30: Permit number 35769, 1936 February 29: 3807 Kenova Street. Includes letter that mentions 3809 Kenova Street.
Item 31: Permit number 35770, 1936 February 29: 3809 Kenova Street.
Item 33: Permit number 35772, 1936 March 2: 908 rear Fig Street.
Item 34: Permit number 35800, 1936 March 6: Southeast corner 25th Street and Church Street.
Item 35: Permit number 35806, 1936 March 9: 548 Bute Street; 550 Bute Street.
Item 36: Permit number 35809, 1936 March 10: 4416 Powhatan Avenue.
Item 37: Permit number 35810, 1936 March 10: 4418 Powhatan Avenue.
Item 38: Permit number 35818, 1936 March 11: 845 Henry Street; 847 Henry Street. Includes letter.
Item 39: Permit number 35850, 1936 March 19: 214 York Street.
Item 40: Permit number 35853, 1936 March 20: 1608 Brown Avenue.
Item 41: Permit number 35862, 1936 March 23: 708 Bermuda Street; 710 Bermuda Street. Includes letter.
Item 42: Permit number 35863, 1936 March 23: 1221 W. 44th Street.
Item 43: Permit number 35885, 1936 March 30: 1809 W. 38th Street; 1811 W. 38th Street. Includes letter.
Item 44: Permit number 35886, 1936 March 30: 1813 W. 38th Street; 1815 W. 38th Street. Includes letter.
Item 45: Permit number 35890, 1936 March 30: 1210 Berkley Avenue.
Item 46: Permit number 35896, 1936 March 31: West-south of Sewells Point Road and east of Ogden Avenue.
Item 47: Permit number 35906, 1936 April 2: 724 rear Burrus Street; 726 rear Burrus Street; 728 rear Burrus Street. Includes letter.
Item 48: Permit number 35907, 1936 April 2: At gas plant, north side Star Street (may mean Starr Street).
Item 49: Permit number 35925, 1936 April 8: 1710 Lovitt Avenue. Includes note.
Item 50: Permit number 36962, 1936 April 8: 714 Cumberland Street; 716 Cumberland Street. Includes letter.
Item 51: Permit number 35927, 1936 April 8: 829 Maltby Avenue. Includes note.

Folder 9: Demolition Permits, 1936 (Part 2)

Item 1: Permit number 35963, 1936 April 9: 312 Parrish Street; 314 Parish Street. Includes several letters.
Item 2: Permit number 35938, 1936 April 9: 217 Lewis Street; 219 Lewis Street.
Item 3: Permit number 35930, 1936 April 10: Building on Standard Oil property (Brambleton Plant) on Princess Anne Road. Includes letter.
Item 4: Permit number 35940, 1938 April 10: Building on Standard Oil property (Brambleton Plant) on Princess Anne Road.
Item 5: Permit number 35941, 1936 April 10: Building on Standard Oil property (Brambleton Plant) on Princess Anne Road.
Item 6: Permit number 35942, 1936 April 10: Building on Standard Oil property (Brambleton Plant) on Princess Anne Road.
Item 7: Permit number 35943, 1936 April 10: Building on Standard Oil property (Brambleton Plant) on Princess Anne Road.
Item 8: Permit number 35945, 1936 April 10: 4302 Parker Avenue; 1456 W. 43rd Street. Includes letter.
Item 9: Permit number 35949, 1936 April 11: 413 Sheldon Avenue; 415 Sheldon Avenue.
Item 10: Permit number 35963, 1936 April 16: 1626 Lovitt Avenue; 1626 1/2 Lovitt Avenue. Includes note.
Item 11: Permit number 35974, 1936 April 17: 2846 Cedron Avenue; 2848 Cedron Avenue.
Item 12: Permit number 35977, 1936 April 18: 846 E. Olney Road. Includes two letters and two inspector's notes.
Item 13: Permit number 35982, 1936 April 20: 1618 W. 37th Street.
Item 14: Permit number 36002, 1936 April 24: 626 Front Street. Includes letter, inspector's note.
Item 15: Permit number 36005, 1936 April 25: 403 Reservoir Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 16: Permit number 36017, 1936 April 28: 329 Lewis Street. Includes letter.
Item 17: Permit number 36021, 1936 April 28: 551 Chapel Street; 553 Chapel Street. Includes letter.
Item 18: Permit number 36031, 1936 April 30: 438 Boush Street. Includes letter.
Item 19: Permit number 36038, 1936 May 1: 1915 Brambleton Avenue; 1917 Brambleton Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 20: Permit number 36039, 1936 May 2: 919 Waverley Street. Includes letter.
Item 21: Permit number 36040, 1936 May 2: 921 Waverley Street.
Item 22: Permit number 36041, 1936 May 2: 923 Waverley Street.
Item 23: Permit number 36042, 1936 May 2: 922 Waverley Street; 924 Waverley Street.
Item 24: Permit number 36043, 1936 May 2: 926 Waverley Street; 928 Waverley Street.
Item 25: Permit number 36063, 1936 May 5: North side W. 22nd Street.
Item 26: Permit number 36077, 1936 May 8: 1116 W. Pratt Street; 1118 W. Pratt Street; 1120 W. Pratt Street.
Item 27: Permit number 36151, 1936 June 1: 900 Elizabeth Street.
Item 28: Permit number 33089, 1936 May 14: 1532 Melon Street; 1534 Melon Street. Includes letter.
Item 29: Permit number 36091, 1936 May 16: 1019 E. Olney Road.
Item 30: Permit number 36206, 1936 June 12: 618 Maltby Avenue.
Item 31: Permit number 36121, 1936 June 23: 3123 St. Mihiel Avenue.
Item 32: Permit number 36122, 1936 May 23: 626 Queen's Court; 628 Queen's Court. Includes letter.
Item 33: Permit number 36130, 1936 May 26: 922 Cumberland Street. Includes two letters.
Item 34: Permit number 36141, 1936 May 27: 164 Church Street; 166 Church Street.
Item 35: Permit number 36161, 1936 May 27: 410 Church Street; 412 Church Street. Includes two notes.
Item 36: Permit number 36162, 1936 June 2: Northwest corner Granby Street and Princess Anne Road.
Item 37: Permit number 36163, 1936 June 2: 1000 Liberty Street. Includes letter.
Item 38: Permit number 36164, 1936 June 2: Southwest corner of Paul Street and Fargo Street.
Item 39: Permit number 36171, 1936 June 3: 1313 Church Street.
Item 40: Permit number 36176, 1936 June 4: 1429 W. 41st Street.
Item 41: Permit number 36186, 1936 June 6: 321 Fort Street; 323 Fort Street.
Item 42: Permit number 36190, 1936 June 9: 137 Bank Street; 139 Bank Street; 141 Bank Street; 310 Plume Street; 312 Plume Street; 314 Plume Street. Includes letter.
Item 43: Permit number 36279, 1936 June 20: 1823 W. 38th Street.
Item 44: Permit number 36230, 1936 June 20: 1620 Castner Street.
Item 45: Permit number 36246, 1936 June 23: 439 Fenchurch Street. Includes note.
Item 46: Permit number 36245, 1936 June 23: 437 Fenchurch Street. Includes note.
Item 47: Permit number 36250, 1936 June 24: 403 Boissevain Avenue. Includes letter.
Item 48: 1936 June 29: 814 Peachtree Street.
Item 49: Permit number 35964, 1936 April 16: 730 Roswell Avenue. Includes note.