Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 90002159 Opened 1921 | Built 1921 (1921) VLR # 133-0086 Added to NRHP 24 January 1991 | |
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Location 339 E. Washington St., Suffolk, Virginia Architectural style Chicago, Commercial Style | ||
Phoenix Bank of Nansemond is a historic bank building located at Suffolk, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, two bay, rectangular brick building. The bank was founded by a group of African-American entrepreneurs in 1919 and served the black farmers and laborers of Suffolk and surrounding Nansemond County. The bank survived until 1931.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Suffolk Historic District.
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