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Old Portlock School No. 5

Coordinates: 36°47′14″N 76°16′54″W / 36.78722°N 76.28167°W / 36.78722; -76.28167
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Old Portlock School No. 5
Old Portlock School No. 5 is located in Virginia
Old Portlock School No. 5
Old Portlock School No. 5 is located in the United States
Old Portlock School No. 5
Location3815 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake, Virginia
Coordinates36°47′14″N 76°16′54″W / 36.78722°N 76.28167°W / 36.78722; -76.28167
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectFerguson, Finlay Forbes; Calrow, Charles J.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000066[1]
VLR No.131-0626
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2000
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[2]

Old Portlock School No. 5 is a historic school building located at Chesapeake, Virginia. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building. It features a hipped roof and a classical temple fronted porch with frieze, pediment, cornice, columns and pilasters. It continued to serve as an educational facility until the mid-1960s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Mark H. Woodward (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Portlock School No. 5" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo