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

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[Box 20: Map Drawer 49],
[Box 21: Map Drawer 50],
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Box 9

Folder 1: Building Permits, 1917

Item 1: Possible permit number 8865, 1917 January 18: Northwest corner of 29th Street and Llewelyn Avenue.
Item 2: Possible permit number 8689, 1917 January 8: Miller Rhoads Swartz store.
Item 3: No permit number, 1917 February 21: North side Brook Avenue near Boush Street.
Item 4: No permit number, 1917 April 24: Pennsylvania Avenue.
Item 5: Permit number 9375, undated: North side of Virginia Avenue between Colonial Avenue and Mayflower Road. Griffin Brothers contractors.
Item 6: Permit number 9376, undated: North side Virginia Avenue between Colonial Avenue and Mayflower Road.
Item 7: Permit number 9358, 1917 November 7: Northeast corner of 24th Street and Omohundro Avenue.
Item 8: Permit number 9288, 1917 September 22: 24th Street and Granard Avenue.
Item 9: Permit number 9215, 1917 July 18: 32nd Street near Llewellyn to 24th Street near Monticello.
Item 10: Permit number 9214, 1917 Jul 18: 1329 W. 45th Street to 1334 W. 45th Street. Move house.
Item 11: Permit number 9118, 1917 March 5: South side Pennsylvania Avenue between Colonial Avenue and Newport Avenue.
Item 12: Permit number 9116, 1917 March 5: South side of Pennsylvania Avenue between Colonial Avenue and Newport Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 9115, 1917 March 5: South side Pennsylvania Avenue between Colonial Avenue Newport Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 9062, 1917 April 11: Norfolk and Western property, Lambert's Point.
Item 15: Permit number 9051, 1917 April 5: East side of Appomattox Street between Mahone Avenue and Berkley Avenue. (note: notes on permit say "void" and "see new permit 9679")
Item 16: Permit number 9032, 1917 March 29: South side of Henry Street 110' east of Wide Street.
Item 17: Permit number 8916, 1917 January 10: Southeast corner of 28th Street and Llewelyn Avenue.
Item 18: No permit number, 1917 February 2: Granby Street; cross street illegible.
Item 19: No perrmit number, 1917 January 2: Brambleton Avenue near Norfolk and Western railroad tracks.
Item 20: No permit number, 1917 May 22: 22nd Street and DeBree Avenue.
Item 21: No permit number, 1917 April 26: 4015 Bowden Ferry Road.
Item 22: Permit number 9165, 1917 June 12: 44st Street west of Parker Avenue.
Item 23: No permit number, 1917 April 19: 1220 Highland Avenue to Shipp Street; Marshall Avenue and Park Avenue.
Item 24: Possible permit number 8914, 1917 January 26: 610 South Marshall Avenue.
Item 25: No permit number, 1917 November 15: Liberty Street; Middlesex Street.
Item 26: No permit number, 1917 May 1: 803 E. Main Street.
Item 27: Possible permit number 8902, 1917 April 18: Building on Mariner Street.
Item 28: Permit number 8937, 1917 February 21: Monticello Avenue between Wolf Street and Freemason Street.
Item 29: No permit number, 1917 December 14: Fire District.
Item 30: Possible permit number 9002, 1917 July 7: Pace Building at corner of Plume Street and Randolph Street.
Item 31: No permit number, 1917 June 30: 42 Fayette Street. John Kevan Peebles architect.
Item 32: No permit number, 1917 July 16: Talbot Building; Water Street; British American Tobacco; Portlock Building.
Item 33: Possible permit number 8926, 1917 June 4: Taylor Street; Nivison Street.

Folder 2: Building Permits, 1918 (folder empty)

Folder 3: Building Permits, 1919 (Part 1)

Item 1: Permit number 11288, 1919 November 12: Corner St. Paul Street and Scott Street.
Item 2: Permit 10899, 1919 July 22: South side of New York Avenue; Colonial Place.
Item 3: Permit number 10898, 1919 July 22: North side of 37th Street near Granard Street.
Item 4: Permit number 10897, 1919 July 22: North side of 38th Street near Colley Avenue.
Item 5: Permit number 11006, 1919 August 21: South side 35th Street between Colley Avenue and Killam Avenue.
Item 6: Permit number 10896, 1919 July 22: South side of Delaware Avenue, near Newport Avenue.
Item 7: Possible permit 9754, 1919 March 15: Boissevaine Avenue, between Colonial Avenue and Moran Avenue.
Item 8: No permit number, 1919 July 7: South side 35th Street; Killam Avenue.
Item 9: Permit number 11007, 1919 August 21: 34th Street.
Item 10: Permit number 11008, 1919 August 21: 29th Street.
Item 11: Permit number 11009, 1919 August 21: 31st Street.
Item 12: Permit number 11113, 1919 September 11: Northwest corner of Leigh Street and Graydon Avenue.
Item 13: No permit number, 1919 January 3: Christ Church; Olney Road; Stockley Gardens.
Item 14: Permit number 11447, 1919 November 8: Northeast corner of 20th Street and Granby Street. Tabernacle.
Item 15: Permit number 10895, 1919 July 22: South side of Delaware Avenue, near Newport Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 10573, 1919 January 23: Gates Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 10305, 1919 March 27: North side Olney Road.
Item 18: Permit number 10060, 1919 February 6: South side Carolina Avenue, west of Colonial Avenue.
Item 19: Permit number 10236, 10237, 10238, 10239, 1919 April 3: North side 34th Street, west of Colley Avenue.
Item 20: Permit number 10572, 1919 January 23: Spotswood Avenue.
Item 21: Permit number 10570, 1919 January 23: West Ghent Boulevard.
Item 22: Permit number 10571, 1919 January 23: Harrington Avenue.
Item 23: Permit number 10569, 1919 January 23: West Ghent Boulevard.
Item 24: Permit number 10496, 1919 May 21: 714 Nivison Avenue; 716 Nivison Avenue; 718 Nivison Avenue; 720 Nivison Avenue; 721 Nivison Avenue.
Item 25: Permit number 10527, 10528, 10529, 10530; 10531, 10532, undated: Southside of Maryland Avenue.
Item 27: Permit number 10575, 1919 January 23: Gates Avenue.
Item 28: Permit number 10576, 1919 January 23: Spotswood Avenue.
Item 29: Permit number 10394, 1919 March 28: North side of B Avenue.
Item 30: Permit number 10393, 1919 March 28: West side of Ann Street; possibly Mayfield Avenue.
Item 31: Permit number 10396, 1919 April 16: Maysville Avenue; Smith Street.
Item 32: Permit number 10395, 1919 March 28: Dungee Street.
Item 33: Permit number 10398, 1919 March 28: B. Avenue; Hunter Street.
Item 34: Permit number 10397, 10439, 1919 March 28: Anne Street; Goff Street.
Item 35: Permit number 11430, 1919 December 22: 209 Main Street.
Item 36: Permit number 10400, 1919 March 28: Haynes Street; Barre Street; Lindenwood Street.
Item 37: Permit number 10399, 1919 March 28: Freemont Street; Hunter Street.
Item 38: Permit number 10579, 1919 January 23: Claremont Avenue; Brandon Avenue.
Item 39: Permit number 10578, 1919 January 23: West Ghent Boulevard.
Item 40: Permit number 10620, 1919 May 9: Princess Anne Avenue.
Item 41: Permit number 10619, 1919 May 9: Bowdens Ferry Road; 44th Street.
Item 42: Permit number 10603, 1919 June 3: Hardy Street; Fauquier Street; Stafford Street.
Item 43: Permit number 10582, 1919 January 23: Spotswood Avenue.
Item 44: Permit number 10579, 1919 January 23: Jamestown Avenue.
Item 45: Permit number 10581, 1919 January 23: Harrington Avenue.
Item 46: Permit number 10577, 1919 January 23: West Ghent Boulevard.
Item 47: Permit number 10401, 1919 May 1: Granby Street; Watt Building.
Item 48: Permit number 10560, 1919 January 23: Harrington Avenue.
Item 49: Permit number 10559, 1919 January 23: Jamestown Avenue; West Ghent Boulevard.

Folder 4: Building Permits, 1919 (Part 2)

Item 1: Permit number 10558, 1919 January 23: Spotswood Avenue; Mantoaka Street.
Item 2: Permit number 10550, 1919 May 9: Colonial Avenue; Virginia Avenue. J E B Stuart School.
Item 3: Permit number 10542, 1919 May 26: Whitehead Avenue; Halstead Road; Oberndorfer Road.
Item 4: Permit number 10538, 10539, 10540, 10541, 1919 May 26: Fairfax Avenue; Middlesex Street.
Item 5: Permit number 10533, 10534, 10535, 1919 May 26: Maryland Avenue; Colonial Avenue.
Item 6: Permit number 10199, 1919 March 26: Llewellyn Avenue; 34th Street.
Item 7: Permit number10062, 1919 January 3: 514 Rose Avenue.
Item 8: Permit number 11447, 1919 December 15: 20th Street; Granby Street. Tabernacle.
Item 9: Possible permit number 9509, 9661, 1919 April 11: Reconstruction, Monticello Hotel. Peebles and Ferguson architects. John Kevan Peebles.
Item 10: Permit number 10565, undated: Gates Avenue.
Item 11: Permit number 10564, 1919 January 23: Brandon Avenue.
Item 12: Permit number 10562, 1919 January 23: Jamestown Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 10563, 1919 January 23: Spotswood Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 10566, 1919 January 23: Harrington Avenue.
Item 15: Permit number 10561, 1919 January 23: Harrington Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 10567, 1919 January 23: West Ghent Boulevard; Jamestown Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 10568, 1919 January 23: Claremont Avenue; Brandon Avenue.
Item 18: Permit number 11422, 1919 December 19: Llewellyn Avenue; 34th Street.
Item 19: Permit number 11313, 1919 November 12: Raleigh Avenue; Euclid Avenue. School.

Folder 5: Building Permits, 1920

Item 1: Permit number 12302, 1920 September 21: 15th Street; Morand Avenue; DeBree Avenue.
Item 2: Permit number 12286, 1920 September 16: 660 Church Street. Moved from Fair Grounds.
Item 3: No permit number, 1920 February 5: Monticello Hotel; Peebles and Ferguson architects. Additional stories to hotel.
Item 4: Permit number 12520, 1920 December 15: Possibly Cumberland Avenue. Church.
Item 5: Permit number 12334, 1920 October 7: 911 Smith Street; 913 Smith Street; 915 Smith Street; 917 Smith Street. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church.
Item 6: Permit number 11981, 1920 April 9: Raleigh Avenue; Stockley Gardens; Ghent M.E. Church auditorium.
Item 7: Permit number 12033, 1920 June 14: Fenchurch Street; Mariner Street. St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Asylum.
Item 8: Permit number 12173, 1920 August 4: Craig Street; Berkley Avenue. New Hope Christian Church.
Item 9: Permit number 11937, 1920 May 8: Bruce Street; Carroll Street; Galt Street.
Item 10: Permit number 11801, 1920 April 7: Armstead Bridge Road; Colonial Avenue. Sacred Heart School.
Item 11: Permit number 12510, 1920 December 15: 34th Street; Colonial Avenue; Park Place M.E. Church.
Item 12: Permit number 12356, 1920 October 14: 609 Yarmouth Street; 611 Yarmouth Street; 613 Yarmouth Street; York Street. King's Daughters Clinic.
Item 13: Permit number 12363, 1920 October 15: Maple Avenue; State Street.
Item 14: Permit number 12394, 1920 October 23: Liberty Street.
Item 15: Permit number 12403, 1920 October 25: State Street; Maple Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 12424, 1920 October 30: 39th Street; Shemadine Road.
Item 17: Permit number 12465, 1920 November 15: Reservoir Avenue; Corprew Avenue. Stonewall Jackson School.
Item 18: Permit number 12466, 1920 November 16: Colonial Avenue; 31st Street. Park Place Baptist Church.
Item 19: Permit number 12487, 1920 November 23: 410 Chapel Street; 412 Chapel Street. Florence Crittenton Home.
Item 20: Permit number 12230, 1920 August 27: West Ghent Boulevard. Private School.

Folder 6: Building Permits, 1921

Item 1: Permit number 12560, 1921 January 13: 28th Street; Myers Avenue. Old Zion Christian Church.
Item 2: Permit number 12582, 1921 January 24: 778 48th Street.

Folder 7: Building Permits, 1922 (folder empty)

Folder 8: Building Permits, 1923

Item 1: Permit number 15936, 1923 May 5: Chapel Street; Mariner Street. St. Mary's Asylum.
Item 2: Permit number 16109, 1923 April 19: 34th Street; Colonial Avenue. Park Place M.E. Church.
Item 3: Permit number 16068, 1923 May 24: Maryland Avenue. Virginia Railway and Power Company.,
Item 4: Permit number 16295, 1923 March 29: Reservoir Road, between Charles Street and Caert Streets. Industrial High School, colored.
Item 5: Permit number 16416, 192 July 16: Chase Street; Starke Avenue; First Street. Barraud Tract.
Item 6: Permit number 17315, 1923 January 5: Myers Avenue; 37th Street. James Madison School.
Item 7: Permit number 16413, 1923 July 16: Racine Avenue. School annex.
Item 8: Permit number 16372, 1923 June 30: Versailles Avenue. Church of the Epiphany.
Item 9: No permit number, undated: 412 Riverview Avenue; Hermon Avenue. Drawing of house move.
Item 10: Permit number 15969, 1923 April 26: Lynnhaven Avenue; First Street. Police station.
Item 11: Permit number 15686, 1923 April 3: Calvert Street; Hanson Avenue. Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Item 12: Permit number 15857, 1923 April 27: 223 Bank Street; 225 Bank Street.
Item 13: Permit number 15924, 1923 May 7: 1400 Calvert Street; Reservoir Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 15873, 1923 May 12: 219 Bank Street; 221 Bank Street.
Item 15: Permit number 15826, 1923 April 23: Calvert Street; Wide Street; Victoria Street. Second Calvary Church.
Item 16: Possible permit number 15170, 1923 March 23: 621 26th Street.
Item 17: Permit number 15791, 1923 May 10: 1122 Percy Street. Holiness Tabernacle.
Item 18: Permit number 15768, undated: Ocean View Boulevard. Fair and Racing Association. Grand stand.
Item 19: Permit number 16473, 1923 July 25: 27th Street; Fawn Street. James Memorial Baptist Church.
Item 20: Permit number 16447, 1923 July 19: Flanders Avenue; Lafayette Boulevard.
Item 21: Permit number 15961, 1923 May 7: 223 Bank Street; 225 Bank Street.
Item 22: Permit number 17089, 1923 November 8: Granby Street; Brooke Avenue. Tazewell Building.
Item 23: Permit number 16275, 1923 June 25: Forrest Avenue; Helena Avenue.
Item 24: Permit number 16015, 1923 May 16: Chestnut Street; Pine Street. Salvation Army.
Item 25: Permit number 16006, 1923 May 15: Godfrey Avenue; Carey Street. Trinity Baptist Church.
Item 26: Possible permit number 16275, 1923 June 30: Forrest Avenue.
Item 27: Permit number 16414, 1923 July 16: Racine Avenue. School annex.
Item 28: Permit number 16412, 1923 July 16: Racine Avenue. School annex.
Item 29: No permit number, 1923 September 23: Fire Boat House, Berkley.
Item 30: No permit number, 1923 July 16: Court order; Westover Avenue; Manteo Street.
Item 31: No permit number, 1923 September 23: Fire boat. Fire boat station Berkley.
Item 32: Permit number 15952, 1923 April 20: Verdun Avenue. Fairmont Park fire station.
Item 33: Permit number 15951, 1923 April 20: Northeast corner of Sewells Point Road and Jamestown Boulevard. Fire station near old Meadowbrook School (near current intersection of Little Creek Road and Hampton Boulevard).
Item 34: Permit number 15628, 1923 March 30: Government Avenue; First Street; Lynhaven Avenue. Holy Trinity School building.

Folder 9: Building Permits, 1924

Item 1: Permit number 17995, 1924 May 8: 521 Princess Anne Road; Blow Street.
Item 2: Permit number 17794, 1924 April: 15th Street; 16th Street; Ocean View Avenue.
Item 3: Permit number 18131, 1924 May 26: 941 Charlotte Street. Church.
Item 4: No permit number, 1924 December 31: Letter to Director Public Works; need for City cars for inspectors.
Item 5: Permit number 17770, 1924 April 2: Halstead Avenue; Ballentine Boulevard. Fairmont Baptist Church.
Item 6: Permit number 17459, 1924 February 5: Myers Avenue; 37th Street.
Item 7: Permit number 17523, 1924 February 7: Larchmont Crescent; Monroe Place. Larchmont M.E. Church.
Item 8: Possible permit number 15823, 1924 January 22: Fire Station at Ocean View.
Item 9: Possible permit number 18546, 1924 July 1: Building permit fees; Ford Car Assembly Plant.
Item 10: Permit number 17789, 1924 April 4: 154 Ocean View Avenue. Bath house.
Item 11: Possible permit number 18515, 1924 September 18: School auditorium, Campostella.
Item 12: Permit number 18537, 1924 August 11: 34th Street; Colonial Avenue. Park Place M.E. Church.
Item 13: Permit number 18193, 1924 June 6: Government reservation, Ocean View; Tourist camp.
Item 14: Permit number 18048, 1924 May 15: York Street; Yarmouth Street. King's Daughters clinic.
Item 15: Permit number 18281, 1924 June 20: 840 Olney Road; 842 Olney Road; Chapel Street; Pulaski Street. Colored girls home
Item 16: Permit number 18486, 1924 June 6: 610 Berkley Avenue; Stafford Street. Possibly 145 Berkley Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 18021, 1924 May 13: 1417 46th Street.
Item 18: Possible permit number 17694, 1924 March 5: Sewells Pont municipal terminals.
Item 19: Permit number 17877, 1924 April 8: 1141 Sussex Place. Larchmont Baptist Church.
Item 20: Permit number 17946, 1924 April 29: 2605 Middle Avenue (possibly Middle Street).
Item 21: Permit number 17705, 1924 March 17: 15th Street; Colonial Avenue. Colonial Avenue M.E. Church.
Item 22: Permit number 17943, 1924 April 29: Victoria Avenue; Merrimac Street. Chesterfield M.E. School.
Item 23: Permit number 17934, 1924 April 28: 112 20th Street.
Item 24: Permit number 17851, 1924 April 15: Norfolk Academy.

Folder 10: Building Permits, 1925

Item 1: Permit number 20351, 1925 July 9: 336 Granby Street; 338 Granby Street; 340 Granby Street; 342 Granby Street; Monticello Avenue. Loew's Theater. Thomas W. Lamb, architect. Mr. Hehn, architect.
Item 2: Possible permit number 21067, 1925 December 4: Monticello Avenue; 13th Street.
Item 3: Permit number 20266, 1925 June 26: Colonial Avenue; Spotswood Avenue. St. Luke's Church.
Item 4: Possible permit number 20260, 1925 July 30: No address specified.
Item 5: Possible permit 20250, 1925 June 25: 401 Warwick Street.
Item 6: Permit number 21068, 1925 December 2: Cottage Toll Road;
Item 7: Permit number 19498, 1925 February 4: 1026 Church Street.
Item 8: Permit number 19696, 1925 May 21: 226 Wilson Road.
Item 9: Permit number 19708, 1925 March 20: 1213 Lafayette Drive; Chapel Street; Ruffin Avenue.
Item 10: Permit number 20955, 20956, 1925 November 4: 1208 Rugby Street; 1214 Rugby Street.
Item 11: Permit number 19709, 1925 March 20: 1203 Lafayette Drive.
Item 12: Permit number 19713, 1925 March 25: 90 Farragut Avenue.
Item 13: Possible permit 19730, 1925 April 15: 1118 E. Main Street; 1120 E. Main Street; 1122 E. Main Street; 1124 E. Main Street; 1126 E. Main Street.
Item 14: Permit number 19868, 1925 April 4: Shirley Avenue; Core Avenue.
Item 15: Permit number 20962, 20963, 1925 November 4: 1228 Rugby Street; 1224 Rugby Street.
Item 16: Permit number 19892, 1925 April 21: 110 28th Street.
Item 17: Permit number 19926, 19927, 19928, 1925 April 27: 1209 39th Street; 1211 39th Street; 1213 39th Street. Lambert's Point.
Item 18: Permit number 19931, 1925 April 27: 1017 46th Street.
Item 19: Permit number 19944, 1925 April 29: Allegheny Street; Louisa Street; Halifax Street.
Item 20: Permit number 19947, 1925 April: Graydon Avenue. Sacred Heart Church Rectory
Item 21: Permit number 19973, 1925 April 27: 520 Graydon Place. Blow Street.
Item 22: Permit number 20002, 1925 May 11: 727 27th Street. Fawn Street.
Item 23: Permit number 20009, 1925 May 12: 732 38th Street; 730 38th Street.
Item 24: Permit number 20017, 1925 May 13: 2726 Cottage Toll Road. Fair grounds.
Item 25: Possible permit 20243, 1925 October 29: 604 Graydon Avenue.
Item 26: Permit number 20250, 1925 June 25: 401 Warwick Avenue.
Item 27: Possible permit number 20404, 1925 July 1: 1356 Bolton Street.
Item 28: Permit number 20418, 1925 July 21: Fox Lane. Church Street.
Item 29: Permit number 20497, 1925 August 4: 120 Talbot Street; 122 Talbot Street; 124 Talbot Street.
Item 30: Permit number 20496, 1925 August 5: 1001 Mariner Street.
Item 31: Possible permit number 20549, 20580, 1925 July 25: Signs permit violations, various locations.
Item 32: Permit number 20706, 1925 August 26: 2000 Pinehurst Avenue.
Item 33: Permit number 20864, 1925 October 15: 211 Hardy Avenue.
Item 34: Permit number 20949, 1925 November 3: Nivison Street. Feurerstein ice house.
Item 35: Permit number 20895, 1925 November 12: Bowdens Ferry Road. Zion M.E. Church.
Item 36: Permit number 20957, 20961, 1925 November 4: Rugby Street
Item 37: Permit number 20964, 1925 November 4: 1216 Rugby Street.
Item 38: Permit number 19791, 1925 April 1: Willowwood Drive.
Item 39: Permit number 19792, 1925 April 1: Willowwood Drive.