{"nrhp_refnum":"04001295","name":"Suffolk Historic District (Boundary Increase III)","other_names":["133-0072"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Pinner and Central Ave. and W. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Suffolk (Independent City)","county":"Suffolk","state":"VA","lat":36.731438224000044,"lon":-76.58383132941898,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-12-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary expansion to the Suffolk Historic District in Suffolk, Virginia, adding a residential area around Pinner Street and Central Avenue and a mixed commercial and residential area along West Washington Street. Buildings date from about 1850 to about 1954.","why_significant":"The added areas contain buildings similar in design and construction to those already in the district, including regional versions of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Cape Cod and commercial designs. The nomination argues they more fully convey the city's historic and architectural development. They include locally distinctive 'Suffolk Foursquare' houses and a cluster of early automobile-related buildings.","narrative":"This boundary expansion extends the Suffolk Historic District in southeastern Virginia with two areas. The first is a compact residential neighborhood around Pinner Street and Central Avenue, laid out on a grid with one- and two-story single-family houses and duplexes, set close to the street. The second runs along West Washington Street, the city's historic east-west corridor, and takes in brick commercial buildings, a cluster of six automobile-related buildings from the 1920s to the 1950s, Macedonia A.M.E. Church, and nearby streets of modest dwellings. Buildings date from about 1850 to about 1954. Most houses are vernacular forms defined by massing and roof shape, including the locally common 'Suffolk Foursquare' with its diamond-shaped stair-hall windows. Some show Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne or Colonial Revival influence. The area was added because its buildings match those already in the district and help show the city's development. Of 152 resources, 137 contribute.","period_of_significance":"circa 1850 through circa 1954","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional, plus vernacular house forms and standard commercial design","criteria":[],"status_note":"Contains 137 contributing and 15 noncontributing buildings. Dwellings are largely in residential use, and many have vinyl, aluminum or asbestos siding over original forms.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.942674-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/6838/41683871/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04001295.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001295/760b59bd30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001295/760b59bd30-1600.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/41683871","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-iii-04001295/"}