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],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11],
[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 10

Folder 1: Building Permits, 1926

Item 1: Permit number 21252, 1926 June 26: 1239 Bolling Avenue.
Item 2: Permit number 21311, 1926 February 13: 15th Street; Moran Street.
Item 3: Permit number 21771, 1926 May 12: 1325 Brunswick Avenue.
Item 4: Permit number 21773, 1926 May 12: 1354 Westmoreland Avenue.
Item 5: Permit number 22084, 1926 July 15: North Shore Road; Meadowbrook. Good Shepherd Church.
Item 6: Permit number 21432, 1926 February 26: City Hall Avenue. Addition to Clerk of Corporation Court office. Calrow Fitz-Gibbons architects.
Item 7: Permit number 21926, 1926 June 8: 1106 Westmoreland Park.
Item 8: Permit number 21933, 1926 June 14: DeBree Avenue; 13th Street.
Item 9: Permit number 21914, 1926 June 8: 6126 Powhatan Avenue.
Item 10: Permit number 21913, 1926 June 8: 6126 Powhatan Avenue.
Item 11: Permit number 21837, 1926 June 1: 226 Griffith Avenue.
Item 12: Permit number 22121, 1926 July 21: 5239 Studeley Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 22062, 1926 July 12: Starr Street. City Gas Company.
Item 14: Permit number 22043, 1926 July 7: 34 Blair Avenue.
Item 15: Permit number 22042, 1926 July 8: Blair Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 22041, 1926 July 7: 38 Blair Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 22025, 1926 July 6: 119 Plume Street.
Item 18: Permit number 22288, 1926 August 31: 126 Conoga Street.
Item 19: Permit number 22659, 1926 November 16: 400 W. Princess Anne Road. Purity Bakery.
Item 20: Permit number 22656, 1926 November 16: Reeves Avenue; Virginia Power power station.
Item 21: Permit number 22460, 22461, 1926 October 5: 643 Church Street; possibly 639 Church Street; 37th Street; Gosnold Avenue.
Item 22: Permit number 22385, 1926 September 23: Baseball park bleachers.
Item 23: Permit number 22819, 1926 December 27: Princess Anne Road; Reservoir Avenue. Mt. Olive Church.
Item 24: Permit number 21951, 1926 June 10: 1314 Armistead Bridge Road.
Item 25: Permit number 22437, 1926 October 2: 983 Rugby Street.
Item 26: Permit 22438, 1926 October 2: 981 Rugby Street.
Item 27: Permit number 22439, 1926 October 2: 979 Rugby Street.
Item 28: Permit number 22440, 1926 October 2: 977 Rugby Street.
Item 29: Permit number 22441, 1926 October 2: 975 Rugby Street.
Item 30: Permit number 22442, 1926 October 2: 973 Rugby Street.
Item 31: Permit number 22443, 1926 October 2: 971 Rugby Street.
Item 32: Permit number 22444, 1926 October 2: 969 Rugby Street.
Item 33: Permit number 22445, 1926 October 2: 967 Rugby Street.
Item 34: Permit number 22446, 1926 October 2: 965 Rugby Street.
Item 35: Permit number 23067, 1926 July 26: 403 Lee Street.
Item 36: Permit number 22353, 1926 September 8: Corner of Mariner Street and Chapel Street.
Item 37: Permit number 21660, 1926 April 23: 2677 Perrone Avenue; 2679 Perrone Avenue.
Item 38: Permit number 21456, 1926 March 17: 933 Chapel Street.
Item 39: No permit number, 1926 March 9: 1402 Anne Street.
Item 40: Permit number 21454, 1926 March 10: 401 Princess Anne Road; 402 Princess Anne Road.
Item 41: Permit number 21391, 1926 November 2: Corner of Versailles Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard. Church of the Epiphany.
Item 42: Permit number 21661, 1926 April 23: 2679 Perrone Avenue.
Item 43: Permit number 22715, 1926 November 26: 614 Clay Avenue.

Folder 2: Building Permits, 1927

Item 1: No permit number, 1927 February 25: Roof repairs to several "City Home Buildings." Includes Municipal Hospital, water plant,
Item 2: Permit number 22880, 1927 January 21: 122 W. 31st Street. Park Place Methodist Church.
Item 3: Permit number 22892, 1927 January 25: 204 Wilson Road.
Item 4: Permit number 22861, 1927 January 14: 1803 Lovitt Avenue; 1805 Lovitt Avenue; 1807 Lovitt Avenue.
Item 5: Permit number 24657, 1927 December 31: 2540 Harrell Street.
Item 6: Permit number 23119, 1927 March 8: 940 E. Ocean View Avenue.
Item 7: Permit number 22947, undated: Near end of Boissevain Avenue, near sugar pier.
Item 8: No permit number, 1927 February 2: Norfolk and Western Company office building at Lambert's Point; extension of pier 2; warehouse.
Item 9: Permit number 22966, 1927 February 2: Corner of Colley Avenue and 36th Street.
Item 10: Permit number 23008, 1927 February 18: 1220 48th Street; 1222 48th Street; 1224 48th Street.
Item 11: Permit number 23124, 1927 March 17: 1039 42nd Street.
Item 12: Permit number 23155, 1927 March 22: 3100 Granby Street extended. Former race track grounds.
Item 13: Permit number 23166, 1927 February 26: 115 26th Street.
Item 14: Permit number 23248, 1927 April 6: 201 W. 35th Street.
Item 15: Permit number 23456, 1927 May 10: 2714 Myrtle Avenue; Majestic Avenue; Battery Road; Broad Creek Road.
Item 16: Permit number 23463, 1927 May 12: 210 E. 26th Street.
Item 17: Permit number 23497, 1927 May 17: 506 Pendleton Street.
Item 18: Permit number 23504, 1927 May 18: 23 Seaview Avenue.
Item 19: Permit number 24330, 1927 October 19: 809 Norchester Avenue.
Item 20: Permit number 24463, 1927 November 12: 603 17th Street; 605 17th Street; 607 17th Street 609 17th Street; 611 17th Street; 613 17th Street; 615 17th Street; 617 17th Street.
Item 21: Permit number 24468, 1927 November 14: 139 Portview Avenue.
Item 22: Permit number 24487, 1927 November 27: 708 24th Street; 710 24th Street. Chero-Cola bottling plant.
Item 23: Permit number 24518, 1927 November 28: Raleigh Avenue; Protestant Hospital.
Item 24: Permit number 24328, 1927 November 26: 26 Dupre Avenue.
Item 25: Permit number 24529, 1927 November 26: 609 First View Street.
Item 26: Permit number 23082, 1927 March 8: 5015 Colley Avenue; 852 W. 44th Street.
Item 27: Permit number 22967, 1927 February 9: Lovitt Avenue. Former Hemingway High School.

Folder 3: Building Permits, 1928

Item 1: Permit number 25070, 1928 March 23: Raleigh Avenue. Protestant Hospital.
Item 2: Permit number 25253, 1928 April 26: 4409 Granby Street.
Item 3: Permit number 25209, 1928 April 16: W. Freemason Street. Boat Club.
Item 4: Permit number 28381, 1928 April 16: Sir Oliver Road. Cromwell Place.
Item 5: Permit number 25481, 1928 June 8: Northwest corner Yarmouth Street and York Street. King's Daughters clinic.
Item 6: Permit number 26228, 1928 October 30: Raleigh Avenue. Protestant Hospital.
Item 7: Permit number 26131, 1928 October 12: 313 Chestnut Street; 315 Chestnut Street.
Item 8: Permit number 26014, 1928 September 17: 1009 Modoc Avenue.
Item 9: Permit number 25541, 1928 June 15: Cottage Toll Road. Lafayette School.
Item 10: Permit number 25627, 1928 July 5: Southwest corner Moran Avenue and Graydon Avenue. School.
Item 11: Permit number 25359, 1928 May 16: 1040 Sewells Point Road.
Item 12: Permit number 25362, 1928 May 15: Raleigh Avenue. Protestant Hospital.
Item 13: Permit number 25279, 1928 April 28: Southeast corner Colonial Avenue and Redgate Avenue. First Presbyterian Church.
Item 14: Permit number 25394, 1928 May 23: 2618 Marlboro Avenue.
Item 15 : Permit number 25294, 1928 May 4: 4409 Granby Street. Park Manor Apartments.
Item 16: Permit number 24681, 1928 January 7: 607 Colley Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 25018, 1928 March 16: Filbert Street; Midfield Street. Progressive Lodge building.
Item 18: Permit number 24733, 1928 January 20: Ocean View Avenue. Repair roller coaster. Amusement Park.
Item 19: Permit number 24875, undated: Plume Street; Martins Lane. Ledger-Dispatch Building.
Item 20: Permit number 24981, 1928 March 8: Granby Street; Battersea Road; Ocean View Avenue; Selby Avenue.

Folder 4: Building Permits, 1929

Item 1: No permit number, undated: Map with possible plat or lot numbers. Mostly illegible. Has WA Title written on one edge.
Item 2: Permit number 26825, 1929 April 8: 25th Street; Fawn Street.
Item 3: No permit number, 1929 April 4: Water Street; Church Street. Old Dominion Terminals.
Item 4: Permit number 27910, 1929 December 3: Municipal Hospital. Prison Farm Buildings. (Possible City Farm near Lake Taylor).
Item 5: Permit number 26867, 1929 April 5: 1134 St. Julian Avenue.
Item 6: Possible permit number 27260, 1929 October 30: Omohundro Avenue; Park Manor Apartment; Tuberculosis Building at John Smith Camp.
Item 7: Permit number 26504, 1929 January 17: 602 E. Main Street. Grace and Hope Mission; Gospel Mission.
Item 8: Permit number 27225, 1929 June 24: 1345 Malby Avenue.
Item 9: No permit number, undated: Deteriorated map with possible plat or lot numbers. Has WA Title written along one edge.
Item 10: Permit number 27012, 1929 May 21: 7432 Glencove Road.
Item 11: Permit number 26912, 1929 April 25: 312 Chesapeake Street. Church.
Item 12: Possible permit number 26829, 1929 July 11: Arcade Theater Building.
Item 13: Permit number 27229, 1929 June 24: 1337 Maltby Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 27230, 1929 June 24: 2709 Princess Anne Road.
Item 15: Permit number 27653, 1929 September 30: 1800 Blair Avenue.
Item 16: Permit number 27654, 1929 September 30: Blair Avenue.
Item 17: Permit number 27227, 1929 June 24: 1341 Maltby Avenue; 1417 Maltby Avenue.
Item 18: Permit number 27228, 1929 June 24: 1339 Maltby Avenue.
Item 19: Permit number 27224, 1929 June 24: 1347 Maltby Avenue; 34 Hanson Avenue.
Item 20: Permit number 27226, 1929 June 24: 1343 Maltby Avenue; 1423 Maltby Avenue.
Item 21: Permit number 26829, 1929 April 4: 223 City Hall Avenue; 225 City Hall Avenue; 227 City Hall Avenue; 228 Plume Street; 230 Plume Street; 232 Plume Street. Movie theater and stores.

Folder 5: Building Permits, 1930

Item 1: Permit number 28788, 1930 August 11: 400 Fenchurch Street.
Item 2: Permit number 28563, 1930 June 10: Northeast corner of Bute Street and Boush Street.
Item 3: Permit number 28009, 1930 January 7: 7100 Granby Street; 104 Filbert Street.
Item 4: Permit number 28461, 1930 May 8: Southeast corner of Colley Avenue and 53rd Street. Sea wall.
Item 5: Permit number 28473, 1930 May 12: 818 29th Street.
Item 6: Permit number 28146, 1930 February 20: 820 Granby Street.
Item 7: Permit number 28652, 1930 July 8: 18th Street. Two-story building. Associated with permit number 28652 in Box 10, Folder 5, Item 7.
Item 8: Permit number 28317, 1930 April 1: 702 Johnson Avenue. Church.

Folder 6: Building Permits, 1931

Item 1: Permit number 30734, 1931 November 3: Granby Street. Norfolk Airport terminal building. (note: commercial airport was on west side of Granby, north of Wards Corner and across from Forest Lawn cemetery.)
Item 2: Permit number 30649, 1931 October 19: 312 Granby Street. Gas station.
Item 3: Permit number 30878, 1931 December 16: 1050 Cambridge Crescent.

Folder 7: Building Permits, 1932 (folder empty)

No building permits found for 1932.

Folder 8: Building Permits, 1933 (folder empty)

No building permits found for 1932.

Folder 9: Building Permits, 1934 (folder empty)

No building permits found for 1934.

Folder 10: Building Permits, 1935

No building permits found for 1935.

Folder 11: Building Permits, 1936 (Part 1)

Item 1: Permit number 36375, 1936 July 27: 815 Llewellyn Avenue. Pythian Castle.
Item 2: Permit number 35746, 1936 May 14: 1428 E. Ocean View Avenue (Ocean Drive). Blueprint at Box 20, Folder 5, Item 2.
Item 3: Permit number 36883, 1936 December 18: Northeast corner of Freemason Street and Boush Street.
Item 4: Permit number 36880, 1936 December 7: 901 E. Water Street.
Item 5: Permit number 36168, 1936 June 3: 412 Church Street.
Item 6: Permit number 36157, 1936 May 27: 225 City Hall Avenue.
Item 7: Permit number 35632, 1936 January 4: Washington Avenue. Brewery.
Item 8: Permit number 35635, 1936 January 6: 719 E. Olney Road. 721 E. Olney Road; 723 E. Olney Road.
Item 9: Permit number 35693, 1936 January 24: Boissevain Avenue. Protestant Hospital.
Item 10: Permit number 35739, 1936 February 19: 2612 Monticello Avenue. Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Item 11: Permit number 36778, 1936 November 6: 738 21st Street. Dog and Cat Hospital.
Item 12: Permit number 36753, 1936 November 2: 1220 Colonial Avenue.
Item 13: Permit number 36795, 1936 November 13: 3505 Newport Avenue.
Item 14: Permit number 35826, 1936 March 12: Bolton Street; Calhoun Street. Colored school.
Item 15: Permit number 35825, 1936 March 12: Northeast corner Church Street and B Avenue, Colored school.
Item 16: Permit number 35923, 1936 April 7: Boat pier, Larchmont and Edgewater.
Item 17: Permit number 35824, 1936 March 12: Newport Avenue; 29th Street; 30th Street. James Monroe School.
Item 18: Permit number 36034, 1936 April 30: 1608 Brambleton Avenue. Elton Theater. Blueprint at Box 20, Folder 2, Item 6.
Item 19: Permit number 35988, 1936 April 21: Granby Street; Tazewell Street.
Item 20: Permit number 35980, 1936 April 18: 800 E. Berkley Avenue. New Hope Christian Church.
Item 21: Permit number 35961, 1936 April 15: 219 W. 16th Street.
Item 22: Permit number 36268, 1936 July 1: Granby Street. Norva Theater. Associated blueprints in Box 10, Folder 6, Item 5.
Item 23: Permit number 36279, 1936 July 2: 1104 Moran Avenue.
Item 24: Permit number 36231, 1936 June 20: 2120 Indian River Road.
Item 25: Permit number 36228, 1936 June 19: Boat pier. Larchmont; Edgewater; Richmond Crescent.
Item 26: Permit number 36131, 1936 May 26: Raleigh Avenue. Norfolk General Hospital.
Item 28: Permit number 36345, 1936 July 20: Southwest end of Willoughby Spit.
Item 29: Permit number 36106, 1936 May 19: 607 Colley Avenue. Plaza Theater.
Item 30: Permit number 36127, 1936 May 25: 907 W. 27th Street.