Built 1897-1898 VLR # 124-0046 Area 400 m² | NRHP Reference # 80004316 Designated VLR July 31, 1980 Added to NRHP 30 October 1980 | |
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Location 610-612 Court St., Portsmouth, Virginia Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture Similar St Paul's Catholic Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, Craney Island, Portsmouth Pavilion, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame a | ||
The Pythian Castle is a historic 3-story brick and stone Knights of Pythias building located at 610-612 Court Street in Portsmouth, Virginia. Built between 1897 and 1898 for the Atlantic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, it was designed by architect Edward Overman in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. Like many multistory urban fraternal buildings built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its street floor was rented out for retail and office spaces while the upper floors were reserved for lodge use. In 1908 a single-story brick and stone Romanesque Revival addition was built to the north of the original building. In 1979 the Pythian Castle was sold by the knights. On October 30, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today the ground floor is a Mexican eatery.
It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.