Built 1947 (1947) VLR # 124-5089 Opened 1947 Destruction date 19 August 2013 Added to NRHP 8 March 2006 | NRHP Reference # 06000120 Designated VLR December 7, 2005 Area 4,000 m² Architectural style Streamline Moderne Architect Dorothy P. Morgan | |
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Built by Culpepper, R.A. and Son Similar Craney Island, Portsmouth Pavilion, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame a | ||
The Circle was a historic restaurant building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1947, and was a one-story, Moderne style building. It was a stuccoed concrete block structure with a prominent half-circle building mass marking the façade. The half-circle was surmounted by a neon-lit sign with the restaurant’s name. The bar had a mural attributed to Al Hirschfeld of mid-20th century celebrities. The Circle was an original curb-service restaurant, which later served as a dine-in restaurant. The building was demolished on August 19, 2013.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and was removed from the National Register in 2017.
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