{"nrhp_refnum":"02000976","name":"Suffolk Historic District (Boundary Increase II)","other_names":["VDHR File No. 133-0072"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by N and W RR tracks, County St., and Liberty St., Bank St., Market St., Clay St. and Poplar Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Suffolk (Independent City)","county":"Suffolk","state":"VA","lat":36.727964922500064,"lon":-76.58186713984797,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A second boundary increase to the Suffolk Historic District in downtown Suffolk, Virginia, covering the blocks south of Market and Bank Streets, an area historically known as Washington Square. It adds about 52.58 acres with 141 resources, mostly commercial buildings dating from the early 20th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the area is analogous to the existing district in its period of development and architectural styles and retains enough integrity to justify expansion. It is significant under criteria A and C for its architecture, commerce, industry and transportation, with railroads central to the city's growth. The increase extends the district's period of significance to 1950.","narrative":"This boundary expansion brings the blocks south of Market and Bank Streets in downtown Suffolk, Virginia, into the Suffolk Historic District. The roughly 52-acre area holds 141 resources, including brick commercial buildings, warehouses, banks, two railroad depots, service stations, a courthouse and small groups of houses along Clay, Pinner and Liberty Streets. Most storefronts date from the early 20th century and show Italianate, Colonial Revival or plain commercial forms, with large plate-glass display windows and recessed entries. Taller landmarks include the seven-story Renaissance Revival National Bank of Suffolk and the Classical Revival Jones Building. The railroad shaped the area's growth, and a wooden depot from the late 19th century and a Tudor Revival depot survive. The area was found to share the original district's development and styles and to retain integrity. It was added for its architecture, commerce, industry and transportation, and the district's period of significance now runs to 1950.","period_of_significance":"1785-1950","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Queen Anne, Italianate, Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival), Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Modern Movement and Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Of 141 resources, 114 are contributing and 27 are non-contributing. Many buildings remain in commercial and residential use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.937899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/6838/41683865/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000976.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000976/760b59bd30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000976/760b59bd30-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"James Shelton32","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suffolk_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">James Shelton32</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suffolk_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87000631","name":"Suffolk Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/suffolk-historic-district-87000631/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683865","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900838"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/suffolk/suffolk-historic-district-boundary-increase-ii-02000976/"}