National Historic Landmark · Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
Drydock No. 1
A listed structure in Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, built 1827. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth (Independent City), VA |
| County | Portsmouth County |
| Listed | Feb 26, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000862 |
| Built | 1827 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Where it is
| Street | Norfolk Naval Shipyard |
| Coordinates | 36.82062, -76.29304 · Directions ↗ |
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Nearby in Portsmouth County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000862. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.