Freemason Historic District

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Freemason Historic District is a waterfront neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture and status as one of the city’s oldest residential areas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
residential district
adjacentTo Downtown Norfolk
Ghent neighborhood
architecturalStyle Federal architecture
Greek Revival architecture
Italianate architecture
Victorian architecture
buildingUse apartments
condominiums
offices
restaurants
single-family homes
country United States
developmentPeriod 18th century
19th century
governingBody City of Norfolk
hasCharacteristic cobblestone streets
mixed residential and commercial uses
one of the oldest residential areas in Norfolk
waterfront neighborhood
well-preserved 18th-century architecture
well-preserved 19th-century architecture
hasLandUse commercial
mixed-use
residential
hasPublicSpace small urban parks
waterfront promenades
heritageDesignation Norfolk local historic district
historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
knownFor early residential architecture in Norfolk
historic townhouses
row houses
locatedIn Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory City of Norfolk
locatedInMetropolitanArea Norfolk metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Hampton Roads
locatedInState Virginia
locatedOnWaterbody Elizabeth River
partOf Downtown Norfolk area
preservationStatus subject to historic preservation guidelines
streetPattern grid plan
tourism popular area for heritage tourism in Norfolk
transportationAccess served by The Tide light rail nearby
zoningType historic overlay district

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Norfolk, Virginia
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