Built 1894 (1894)-1895, 1914 VLR # 124-0053 Area 3,200 m² | NRHP Reference # 85003129 Designated VLR August 13, 1985 Added to NRHP 10 October 1985 | |
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Built by Seaboard Air Line Railway Similar Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Craney Island, Portsmouth Pavilion, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame a, Elizabeth River | ||
Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It is a five-story brick and concrete structure, with the top two floors added in 1914. The front facade features a distinctive half-round or semicylindrical profile intended to recall the imagery of the streamlined locomotives of the late-19th century. The building served as the northern terminus and office headquarters of the Seaboard Air Line until 1958, then used as the municipal building until 1980.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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