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Portsmouth (Independent City)

13 places in Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia are on the National Register of Historic Places. Churches make up the largest group by what the buildings were for.

The earliest listing here is Drydock No. 1, added Feb 26, 1970.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

13
Listings
2
National Historic Landmarks
1970
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedDrydock No. 1 · Feb 26, 1970
Oldest construction dateDrydock No. 1 · built 1827

Listing dates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 3 of the 13 listings here. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Styles that appear most

Art Deco 1Colonial Revival 1Gothic Revival 1Greek Revival 1Romanesque Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 5 of the 13 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Every listing

Commodore Theatre1997
Address
421 High St., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Feb 27, 1997
Reference
97000203
Style
Art Deco architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Commodore Theatre
Confederate Monument1997
Address
Jct. of High and Court Sts., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Sep 4, 1997
Reference
97000956
Built
1876
Contributing
3 objects
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Confederate Monument
Drydock No. 1NHL1970
Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House2007
Address
506 Westmoreland Ave., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Aug 8, 2007
Reference
07000805
Style
Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House
Lightship No. 101, PortsmouthNHL1989
Monumental Methodist Church2004
Address
450 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Jan 15, 2004
Reference
03001430
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Monumental Methodist Church
Portsmouth Courthouse1970
Address
NE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Apr 29, 1970
Reference
70000876
Style
Greek Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Portsmouth Courthouse
Pythian Castle1980
Address
610-612 Court St., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Oct 30, 1980
Reference
80004316
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Pythian Castle
Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard1974
Address
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Dec 19, 1974
Reference
74002242
Contributing
6 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Quarters A, B, and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Seaboard Coastline Building1985
Address
1 High St., Portsmouth (Independent city)
Listed
Oct 10, 1985
Reference
85003129
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Seaboard Coastline Building
Shea Terrace Elementary School2002
Address
253 Constitution Ave., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Sep 14, 2002
Reference
02001002
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Shea Terrace Elementary School
St. Paul's Catholic Church2002
Address
518 High St., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
Jun 6, 2002
Reference
02000619
Built
1898
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Trinity Episcopal Church1973
Address
High and Court Sts., Portsmouth (Independent City)
Listed
May 14, 1973
Reference
73002219
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Trinity Episcopal Church

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Portsmouth.