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

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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.

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Box 8

Folder 2: Building Permits, 1911

Item 1: Permit number 4627 to 4623, 1911 January 6: South side of James Street and Salter Street. Star Street.
Item 2: Permit number 4859, 1911 April 28: 25 Union Street.
Item 3: Permit number 4908, 1911 February 16: South side of College Place about 75' west of Granby Street.
Item 4: No permit number, 1911 March 14: Police Headquarters. Street address not specified. Jno. Peebles contractor.
Item 5: No permit number, 1911 August 5: 166 Church Street.
Item 6: No permit number, 1911 October 2: Pipe to ice factory on Pearl Street. Henry Mayo Box Company.
Item 7: Permit number 5114, 1911 August 23: Northeast corner of Granby Street and Courtney (Tazewell) Street.
Item 8: No permit number, 1911 February 14: Near Burrow-Martin Building on Main Street. Myers-Turpin Construction Company.
Item 9: Permit number 4097, 1911 May 20: 30th Street. School.
Item 10: Permit number 5215, 1911 October 19: North side of Rappahannock Avenue.
Item 11: No permit number, 1911 April 19: 414 Main Street. Burrow-Martin (Burrow) Building.
Item 12: Permit number 5013, 1911 July 11: A Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 5313, 1911 December 9: Corner of 41st Street and Brambleton Avenue.
Item 14: No permit number, 1911 January 28: No address identified. Letter from Board of Control to W. H. Wales
Item 15: No permit number, 1911 July 7: North side of Graydon Avenue near Lee Street.
Item 16: Permit number 4809, 1911 August 14: North side of 42nd Street near Myers Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 5269, 1911 November 16: South side of 42nd Street.
Item 18: Permit number 5180, 1911 September 30: South side of 43rd Street. Seely and Darden applicants.
Item 19: No permit number, 1911 February 8: 275 Holt Street and Arlington Place.
Item 20: No permit number, 1911: 1908 Letter from City Clerk to Board of Control. Noted on back says 1911. Includes approved permits for south side of Mariner Street near Walke Avenue; 275 Holt Street; corner of Mariner Street and Reilley Street; 605 Church Street; 156 Mariner Street; 32 Falkland Street; corner of Landing Street and Calvert Street; east side of Mahone Avenue and Main Street; 263 Cumberland Street; 265 Cumberland Street.
Item 21: Permit number 5390, 1911 November 23: 176 Botetourt Street.

Folder 3: Building Permits, 1912 (Part 1)

Item 1: Permit number 5333, 1912 January 8: Northwest corner of City Hall Avenue and Granby Street.
Item 2: Permit number 5850, 1912 August 10: Corner of Water Street and Commerce Street.
Item 3: Permit number 5371, 1912 February 6: Corner of Tazewell Street and Monticello Avenue.
Item 4: No permit number, 1912 April 17: West side of Fourth Street.
Item 5: Permit number 5342, 1912 January 30: Plume Street and Granby Street.
Item 6: Permit number 5499, 1912 April 9: Goff Street. C.H. Pollard contractor. Church of God in Christ.
Item 7: No permit number, 1912 May 15: 26 High Street.
Item 8: Permit number 5387, 1912 February 26: 330 Main Street. J. Johnson contractor.
Item 9: Permit number 5890, 1912 September 12: 186 Nicholson Street; 188 Nicholson Street. I. C. Roberts contractor.
Item 10: No permit number, 1912 December 14: Rear of Princess Anne Avenue. School annex.
Item 11: Permit number 5541, 1912 April 16: 388 Queen Street; 390 Queen Street.
Item 12: No permit number, 1912 March 28: Cooke Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 5831; 5832; 5833; 5834; 5835, 1912 August 19: South side of Scott Street. Possibly back of Jefferson Street and Salter Street.
Item 14: Permit number 5445, 1912 March 19: Rear corner of Tazewell Street and Duke Street.
Item 15: Permit number 6062, 1912 December 20: North side of Union Street.
Item 16: Permit number 5911, 1912 October 2: 163 Washington Street.
Item 17: Permit number 5065, 1912 October 24: 76 Water Street.
Item 18: Permit number 6343, 1912 April 17: Lake Avenue.
Item 19: Permit number 5555: 713 30th Street; 308 30th Street; 1008 Colonial Avenue. Individuals ordered to appear before Board of Control in investigation of R.L. Holland, building inspector.
Item 20: Permit number 5353, 1912 February 8: Commercial Place; Union Street.
Item 21: Permit number 5924, 1912 September 21: East side of Monticello Avenue between Freemason Street and Charlotte Street.
Item 22: No permit number, 1912 October 30: Plume Street; Bank Street. Miller-Rhodes & Swartz Company.
Item 23: Permit number 5617, 5618, 5619, 5620, 1912 May 8: Bank Street; New City Hall Avenue.
Item 24: No permit number, 1912 December 9: Graydon Avenue.
Item 25: Possible permit number 5935, 1912 September 4: Wide Street; Charles Street; Mt. Vernon Street; Calvert Street.
Item 26: Possible permit numbers 5707, 5708, 1912 July 12: Letter from Bennett Medicine Company to Norfolk building inspector. No address given.
Item 27: Permit number 5358, 1912 February 14: Chapel Street near Princess Anne Road.
Item 28: Permit number 5831, 1912 August 19: Corner of Moran Avenue and Graydon Avenue. Atlantic City school.
Item 29: Permit number 5779, 1912 August 10: Jones Dock front.
Item 30: Permit number 5913, 1912 October 7: 37th Street; 38th Street; Kenova Street.
Item 31: Permit number 5863, 1912 September 18: 38th Street.
Item 32: Permit number 5579, 1912 May 8: 621 West Brambleton Avenue.
Item 33: Permit number 5740, 1912 July 16: South side of Brown Avenue near Clay Avenue.
Item 34: Permit number 5745, 1912 July 20: 9th Street and Berkley Avenue.
Item 35: Possible permit number 6025, 1912 December 18: Payne Street; Walnut Street; Liberty Street.
Item 36: Permit number 5560, 1912 April 17: 7th Street; 8th Street; C Avenue; D Avenue.
Item 37: Permit number 5940, 1912 October 16: Liberty Street; Hanover Street; Ivy Street; Mulberry Street.
Item 38: Permit number 5940, 1912 October 3: Northeast corner of Pembroke Avenue and Manteo Street.
Item 39: Permit number 5427, 5428, 5429, 5430, 5431, 5432, 5433, 5434, 5435, 5436, 5437, 5438, 1912 February 29: West side of Middlesex Street near Liberty Street.
Item 40: No permit number, 1912 May 9: Pine Street; Lee Street. Berkley.
Item 41: Possible permit number 5339, 1912 April 11: 36 Westover Avenue.

Folder 4: Building Permits, 1912 (Part 2)

Item 1: Permit number 5779, 1912 August 1: Holt Street; Riley Street.
Item 2: No permit number, 1912 November 6: West Graydon Avenue.
Item 3: Possible permit number 5587, 1912 October 12: Letter to building inspector. Mnealcus Lankford withdraws building application. No address given.
Item 4: Permit number 5548, 1912 April 24: Dewey Avenue; Penna Avenue; Langley Road.
Item 5: Permit number 5494, 1912 April 4: Colonial Avenue; Graydon Avenue.
Item 6: Permit number 5962, 1912 October 2: Plume Street; Bank Street; Hill Street.
Item 7: Permit number 5602, 1912 June 17: Colonial Avenue; Graydon Avenue.
Item 8: Permit number 5563, 1912 April 29: Sutton Street.
Item 9: Permit number 5865, 1912 September 5: 64 Lee Street.
Item 10: Permit number 5990, 1912 November 8: Tyler Street; Landing Street.
Item 11: Permit number 5870, 1912 August 28: 3812 Granby Street; 39th Street.
Item 12: No permit number, 1912 September 21: 36th Street.
Item 13: No permit number, 1912 December 26: 34th Street and Llewellyn Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 5613, 1912 May 30: Northwest corner of Holly Avenue and 39th Street.
Item 15: Permit number 5586, 1912 April 18: 46 Queen Street; 48 Queen Street.

Folder 5: Building Permits, 1913

Item 1: No permit number, 1913 October 14: South side of Olney Road extended. Brick Kilns. Several letters. E.W. Face and Son company.
Item 2: Possible permit number 6205, 1913 February 28: Corner of Boissevain Avenue and Fort Street.
Item 3: No permit number, 1913 April 11: Northwest corner of Thetford Street and Redgate Avenue.
Item 4: No permit number, 1913 January 13: Church Street.
Item 5: Possible permit number 6297, 1913 May 26: South side of Armstead Bridge Road near Colley Avenue.
Item 6: Permit number 6276, 6277, 1913 May 6: Killam Avenue;36th Street; Street; Granard Street.
Item 7: No permit number, 1913 April 24: Letter to City attorney. No address not specified in body. Re R.S. Jeffries & Company, 28th Street.
Item 8: No permit number, 1913 December 31: Hospital building. B.O. Williamson, builder.
Item 9: No permit number, 1913 July 26: 26th Street near Granby Street.
Item 10: Permit number 6841, 1913 December 26: Colonial Avenue and 16th Street. First Christian Church.
Item 11: Permit number 6826, 1913 December 17: 34th Street east of Colonial Avenue. W.J. Atkinson contractor.
Item 12: Permit number 6152, 1913 February 5: Redgate Avenue; Colley Avenue. Vega and Richardson contractor.
Item 13: Permit number 6784, 1913 November 21: 940 Liberty Street.
Item 14: Permit number 6832, 1913 November 21: South side of Rugby Street east of Church Street.
Item 15: Permit number 6759, 1913 November 10: North side of 48th Street, 100' west of Myers Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 6706, 1913 October 7: West side of Granby Street near High Street.
Item 17: Permit number 6560, 1913 July 15: Johns Brothers Dock in Atlantic City. Oyster house.
Item 18: Permit number 6517, 1913 June 28: South side of Poplar Street between Ferguson Street and Chesapeake Street. School #2 in Berkley Ward.
Item 19: Permit number 6552, 1913 July 5: North side 34th Street near DeBree Avenue.
Item 20: Possible permit number 8614, 1913 July 18: Roanoke Dock; Roanoke Lane.
Item 21: Permit number 6600, 1913 June 28: East side Cecelia Avenue between Calvert Street and Mulberry Street.
Item 22: Permit number 6502, 1913 June 21: 37th Street and Meyers Avenue.
Item 23: Permit number 6360, 1913 April 29: Southwest corner Bowdens Ferry Road and 37th Street. Zion M.E. Church parsonage. John Kelbaugh contractor.
Item 24: Permit number 6447, 1913 May 19: Near north Park Avenue; possibly 714.
Item 25: Permit number 6324, 1913 April 10: 70 Carrollton Street. Church. J.D. Archer contractor.
Item 26: Permit number 6338, 1913 April 3: Norfolk Coal and Ice Company Dock. Oyster house.
Item 27: Permit number 6298, 1913 April 1: West side 24th Street.
Item 28: Permit number 6334, 1913 March 31: Chaple Street extended. J.B. Overman contractor.
Item 29: Permit number 6278, 1913 March 25: West side Killam Avenue; Granard Street.
Item 30: Permit number 6180, 6181, 6182, 6183, 6184, 1913 February 19: East side of Church Street between 28th Street and 29th Street.
Item 31: No permit number, 1913 June 26: 37th Street and Myers Avenue.

Folder 6: Building Permits, 1914

Item 1: Permit number 6962, 1914 March 6: Northwest corner of 32nd Street and Llewellyn Avenue.
Item 2: No permit number, 1914 August 27: Monroe Building on Monticello Avenue. Talbot site.
Item 3: No permit number, 1914 September 14: Brambleton Avenue 100' east of Clay Avenue.
Item 4: No permit number, 1914 December 11: Boush Street and Olney Road.
Item 5: No permit number, 1914 September 3: Walnut Street. Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Item 6: Permit number 7563, 1914 January 6: Northwest corner Water Street and Holt's Lane. A.J. Proescher contractor.
Item 7: Possible permit number 6954, 1914 May 4: John Kevan Peebles, City architect.
Item 8: No permit number, 1914 March 16: E.W. Face and Sons. Kilns.
Item 9: Possible permit 7072, 1914 April 21: Myers Avenue; 28th Street; 41st Street.
Item 10: No permit number, 1914 January 28: 601 3oth Street; 30 Granard Avenue.
Item 11: Permit number 10991, 1914 August 25: North side of Princess Anne Road near Church Street.
Item 12: Permit number 11103, 1914 September 29: Walke Street; Brunswick Street.
Item 13: Permit number 7147, 1914 May 21: Northwest corner Church Street and Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Item 14: Permit number 7443, 1914 October 21: Possibly Starr Street.
Item 15: Permit number 7507, 1914 December 4: 624 Woodis Avenue.
Item 16: Permit 7519, 1914 December 14: Corner Starr Street and Monticello Avenue.
Item 17: No permit number, 1914 November 5: East side of Duke Street.
Item 18: No permit number, 1914 June 3: Foundry at the end of Mulberry Street, Berkley.

Folder 7: Building Permits, 1915

Item 1: Permit number 8099, 1915 October 29: 256 York Street; 258 York Street.
Item 2: Permit number 8121, 1915 November 11: Corner Olney Road and Stockley Gardens.
Item 3: Permit number 7910, 1915 July 9: Rear of Maury High School; 15th Street; DeBree Avenue.
Item 4: Possible permit 6733, 1915 June 26: Atlantic City; brick kilns; E.W. Face & Son Company.
Item 6: No permit number, 1915 March 25: Lambert's Point School.
Item 7: Possible permit number 6954, 1915 August 25: New Monroe Building; Monticello Avenue.
Item 8: Permit number 7583, 1915 July 2: 434 York Street.
Item 9: Permit number 7743, 1915 April 24: 220 West. Freemason Street.
Item 10: Permit number 7753, 1915 April 23: Northeast corner Freemason Street and Boush Street. Jesse Johnson contractor.
Item 11: Permit number 7844, 1915 June 10: West side 13th Street near Colonial Avenue.
Item 12: Possible permit number 7964, 1915 August 3: Fruit stand. Includes letter indicating location behind Jefferson Building at Plume Street and Martin's Lane.
Item 13: Permit number 7977, 1915 August 11: 309 Walke Street.
Item 14: Permit number 8004, 1915 September 9: South side of Highland Avenue.
Item 15: Permit number 8140, 1915 November 18: Colonial Avenue; 16th Street; Morton Street; 25th Street.
Item 16: Possible permit number 7471, 1915 January 6: 276 Duke Street.
Item 17: Permit number 8159, 1915 December 7: Brambleton Avenue and Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks.
Item 18: Permit number 8139, 1915 November 20: Park Place; East Church Street; Colonial Avenue; 34th Street.
Item 19: No permit number, 1915 February 24: Colley Avenue; Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Item 20: Possible permit number 7712, 1915 October 11: 35th Street. Machen's house.
Item 21: Possible permit number 7722: North side 26th Street; Dr. Doughtie's building.
Item 22: Possible permit number 7659, 1915 April 17: Fort Street; Boissevain Avenue.
Item 23: Possible permit number 8170, 1915 October 2: 1904 DeBree Avenue.
Item 24: No permit number, 1915 March 4: Moran Avenue; 12th Street.
Item 25: Possible permit number 7572, 1915 January 29: 961 N. Reservoir Avenue; Colley Avenue; Hermon Avenue; Olney Road.
Item 26: Possible permit number 7589, 1915 February 9: Theater in Sixth Ward. No address.
Item 27: No permit number, 1915 February 25: Ghent Residence Corporation.
Item 28: Possible permit number 7714, 1915 April 10: 1312 Chicazola Street; Goff Street.
Item 29: Possible permit 7933, 7934, 1915 August 7: 42nd Street; Elkhorn Avenue.
Item 30: Permit number 8215, 1915 January 8: 88 Church Street; 90 Church Street.
Item 31: No permit number, 1915 March 17: North side Tazewell Street, between Granby Street and Boush Street. Royal Realty Building.
Item 32: Permit number 7895, 1915 July 2: Lane between Lorraine Hotel and Colonial Theater.
Item 33: No permit number, 1915 August 23: 226 Plume Street.
Item 34: No permit number, 1915 May 29: 617 Monticello Avenue.
Item 35: Possible permit number 7832, 7832, 1915 June 28: No address.
Item 36: Possible permit number 7787, 1915 December 18: Monticello Avenue; American Theater.
Item 37: Permit number 7795, 1915 May 12: Monticello Hotel.
Item 38: Possible permit number 6502, 1915 February 15: Card from Superintendent of Public Schools Concerns safety of (illegible) Park School.
Item 39: Possible permit number 7821, 1915 August 25: West side Granby Street, between Freemason Street and Charlotte Street.
Item 40: Possible permit number 7866, 1915 June 22: Freemason Street Baptist Church.
Item 41: Possible permit number 7820, 1915 June 7: 111 E. Charlotte Street.
Item 42: Possible permit 7820, 1915 June 9: Charlotte Street, between courthouse and Monticello Avenue.
Item 43: Possible permit number 7693, 1915 March 27: Church Street; Main Street.
Item 44: No permit number, 1915 March 31: 50 Yaxley's Lane; 86 Church Street.
Item 45: No permit number, 1915 December 8: Berkley Ward.
Item 46: Permit 8100, 1915 October 30: 453 York Street.
Item 47: Permit number 7840, 1915 June 7: Southeast corner York Street and Botetourt Street.
Item 48: No permit number, 1915 June 5: Main Street; Randolph Street.
Item 49: Possible permit number 8249, 1915 November 22: Bridge connecting 86 Church Street and 50 Yaxley's Lane.

Folder 8: Building Permits, 1916

Item 1: No permit number, 1916 October 13: West side Granby Street, near Queen Street.
Item 2: Permit number 8379, 1916 March 31: North side Wood Street. John Waters contractor. St. Vincent's Hospital.
Item 3: No permit number, 1916 June 5: Southeast corner Main Street and Jackson Street.
Item 4: No permit number, 1916 July 28: Southeast Corner Queen Street and Bank Street.
Item 5: No permit number, 1916 March 31: 47th Street; Norfolk Light Artillery Blues stable.
Item 6: No permit number, 1916 June 5: 226 16-1/2th Street; 22nd Street.
Item 7: Possible permit number 8653, 1916 August 26: Nivision Street; Taylor Street.
Item 8: No permit number, 1916 May 31: 1905 Granby Street.
Item 9: Possible permit number 8170, 1916 April 18: 12th Street; Granby Street.
Item 10: Possible permit number 8244, 1916 April 14: Granby Street; Jones Building.
Item 11: No permit number, 1916 May 17: McKevitt Building; City Hall Avenue.
Item 12: Possible permit number 8203, 1916 January 5: Main Street; Commerce Street; Thomas' Shoe Store.
Item 13: Possible permit number 8249, 1916 January 25: 50 Yaxley's Lane; 88 Church Street.
Item 14: Permit number 8739, 1916 October 13: 412 Riverview Avenue; 45 Hermon Avenue; 46 Hermon Avenue.
Item 15: Permit number 8792, 1916 November 11: 25th Street; Bowdens Ferry Road.
Item 16: Permit number 8307, 1916 March 1: North side of Pennsylvania Avenue (possibly Penna Avenue); Newport Avenue.;
Item 17: Permit number 8249, 1916 January 26: 88 Church Street; 50 Yaxley's Lane.
Item 18: No permit number, 1916 July 28: Tazewell Street; Duke Street; possibly Dunmore Street. Legal action against Baker and Brinkley contractors, and Griffin Brothers.
Item 19: Possible permit number 8577, 1916 March 15: 25th Street.
Item 20: Permit number 8553, 1916 June 14: Middlesex Street.
Item 21: Permit number 8531, 1916 June 7: West side Main Street, near Virginia Avenue and Maple Avenue. Main Street Christian Church.
Item 22: Permit number illegible, 1916 June 1: Southwest corner 34th Street; possibly Llewellyn Avenue.
Item 23: Permit number 8382, 1916 April 4: South side 47th Street; Myers Avenue; Killam Avenue. Stable for Norfolk Light Artillery Blues.
Item 24: Permit number 8494, 1916 May 22: Whitehead AVenue; Grayson Avenue.
Item 25: No permit number, 1916 June 27: 28th Street; Myers Avenue; Willis Company.
Item 26: Permit number 8434, 1916 April 26: Whitehead Street, between Appomattox Street and Middlesex Street.
Item 27: Permit number 8367, 1916 March 25: Colonial Avenue and 31st Street.
Item 28: Permit number 8327, 1916 March 13: 816 Chapel Street.
Item 29: Permit number 8863, 1916 December 13: Monticello Avenue and 16th Street.
Item 30: Permit number 8840, 1916 April 14: 36th Street; Colley Avenue; Grafton Avenue.
Item 31: Permit number 8826, 1916 July 10: Newport Avenue, behind 37th Street and Georgia Avenue.
Item 32: Permit number 8711, 1916 September 27: 913 Smith Street; 915 Smith Street. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church.
Item 33: Permit number 8695, 1916 September 18: 78 Warren Avenue. Parsonage, Trinity A.M.E. Church.
Item 34: Permit number 8665, 1916 August 31: Middlesex Street, between Loudoun Street and Fairfax Avenue.
Item 35: Permit number 8623, 1916 July 28: Possibly Omohundro Avenue. John Marshall School annex.
Item 36: Permit number 8621, 1916 July 24: Maury High School roof.
Item 37: Permit number 8607, 1916 July 1: Front Street.
Item 38: Permit number 8594, 1916 July 10: 29th Street, between Colonial Avenue and Granard Avenue.
Item 39: Permit number 8574, 1916 June 22: 217 30th Street.
Item 40: Permit number 8556, 1916 June 13: Princess Anne Road; Chapel Street; Wide Street. Union Christian Church parsonage.
Item 41: Permit number 8554, 1916 June 14: Middlesex Street, 53' north of Loudoun Avenue.
Item 42: Possible permit number 8449, 1916 June 7: 912 Wide Street.
Item 43: Permit number 8300, 1916 February 28: Southeas corner Greenway Court nd Redgate Avenue. S. Williams contractor.
Item 44: Possible permit number 8661, 1916 July 31: Front Street.
Item 45: Possible permit number 8824, 1916 August 10: East side of Newport Avenue, 25' north of 37h Street.
Item 46: Possible permit number 8514, 1916 September 9: North side of Westover Avenue, 250' west of Moran Avenue.
Item 47: Possible permit number 8179, 1916 April 13: Llewellyn Avenue; 37th Street.

Folder 1: Building Permits, 1910

Item 1: No permit number, 1910 July 12: Main Street and Archer's Lane. Rail passenger station and office building. Norfolk Terminal Railway Company.