A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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Apartment Buildings:
Atlantic City -
B
Baldwin Avenue –
Boissevaine Avenue – Named for Adolph Boissevaine, who was a name of Amsterdam, Holland. He founded a banking firm in Holland and helped finance the development of Ghent neighborhood.1
Botetourt Street – Named for Lord Botetourt. One local nickname or pronunciation for the street was “Bottom Top Street” from the recollections of Mrs. Louisa V. Kyle.1
Brambleton – Named for George Bramble who owned a farm in the Brambleton section.
Brambleton Avenue – Named for George Bramble who owned a farm in the Brambleton section.
Brandon Avenue – Named for Brandon Plantation, a colonial home of Martin and Harrison families in Prince George County, Virginia.1
C
City Hall Avenue – Named for Norfolk’s City Hall that sits at corner of City Hall Avenue and Bank Street. In 19xx it was turned into the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Museum.
Claremont Avenue – Named for Claremont Plantation or Claremont Manor, a colonial home of Allen family in Surry County, Virginia.2
Colley Avenue – Named for the Colley family that owned the land where the avenue is located. Mr. J. P. Andre Mottu, Adolph Boissevaine’s Norfolk agent, bought the Colley farm to redevelop it into a neighborhood.2
Colonial Avenue -
Colonial Place -
Commercial Buildings:
Royster Building -
Cove Street –
Creeks:
Broad Creek – northern side of Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River.
Brush Creek / Bush Creek – Enters into Willoughby Bay on SWS side. Now it has been completely filled in and land is currently the Norfolk Naval Station.
Capps Creek –
Colley Creek –
Gaters Creek –
Glebe Creek – Downtown Norfolk and Ghent area – Named for nearby Glebe land from Colonial Period and it is now called the Hague. Also known as Smith’s Creek and Paradise Creek. 36.855213, -76.295249 https://goo.gl/maps/GUsGkRAnvMGPuh7W6
Indian Creek –
Lambert Creek –
Little Creek – Enters into the Chesapeake Bay. It staddles City of Norfolk and City of Virginia Beach.
Mason’s Creek – Enters into Willoughby Bay on southeastern side. 36.941723, -76.275864 https://goo.gl/maps/7wSaq8HpVWozNQsX8
Moseley Creek – Enters into Broad Creek on its western side. It is located in the Ingleside section of Norfolk. 36.842705, -76.230115 https://goo.gl/maps/dhiMrJyLjwQgVLjU6
Newton Creek –
Oates Creek - comes off Mason's Creek on its' northern side. 36.940505, -76.269652 https://goo.gl/maps/CoqxGjzmedwYcTVX8
Ohio Creek – northern side of Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River. It is between Newtown’s Creek and Broad Creek.
Paradise Creek – Downtown Norfolk and Ghent area – now called the Hague. Also known as Smith’s Creek and Glebe Creek. 36.855213, -76.295249 https://goo.gl/maps/GUsGkRAnvMGPuh7W6
Pescara Creek – southern side of Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River between Spotico Creek and Steamboat Creek. 36.836733, -76.276922 https://goo.gl/maps/QdBGyVVK8G8Qvz8z7
Smith’s Creek – Downtown Norfolk and Ghent area – now called the Hague. Also known as Paradise Creek and Glebe Creek. 36.855213, -76.295249 https://goo.gl/maps/GUsGkRAnvMGPuh7W6
Spotico Creek – southern side of Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River between Ferry Point and Pescara Creek. 36.838656, -76.283885 https://goo.gl/maps/W2PHTCTXrAPpUVUv5
Steamboat Creek – southern side of Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River between and 36.835070, -76.255322 https://goo.gl/maps/MS2cYjWfYw8rJxXL9
Tanners Creek – named for Daniel Tanner who was one of the first Englishmen to move to the region. The name of the creek continued to until the early 1900s-1910s when it was renamed the Lafayette River.
Tarrant Creek –
Town Back Creek - Downtown Norfolk area 36.847332, -76.289509 https://goo.gl/maps/a3W5JuwDhZz4uGrn8
D
Dunmore Street – Named for Lord Dunmore.1
E
F
Fox Hall
Freemason Street
Freemason (Neighborhood)
Front Street (Atlantic City) –
Front Street (Downtown) – Was later renamed to Main Street.1
G
Ghent -
Gosnold Avenue – Reportedly named for Bartholomew Gosnold (1571–1607) who was one of the leaders and settlers of Jamestown in 1607.3
Graydon Avenue -
H
Hague or Hague Creek (Atlantic City and Ghent) – Named for the Hague in Netherlands. Body of water that was formerly Colley’s Creek and Smith’s Creek/Paradise Creek.2
I
J
K
Kensington
L
M
Market Street – Formerly called Wolfe Street. It was later renamed due to the City Market building being located on the street.
Matoaka Street – Street in West Ghent neighborhood. Named for the daughter of Chief Powhatan. She was also known as Amonute or Pocahontas.
Monticello Avenue – Named to honor Thomas Jefferson and used the name of his home in Albemarle County, VA.
Moran Avenue – Named for Jasper Moran who was the nephew of William Plume.
Munson Park – Named for Charles E. Munson, vice president of Old Dominion Place Realty when the company was formed in June 1899. His company developed the neighborhood while he still lived in Columbus, Ohio.
Munson Street - Named for Charles E. Munson, vice president of Old Dominion Place Realty when the company was formed in June 1899. His company developed the neighborhood, Old Dominion Place. The street got its’ name in 1904.
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[i] Kyle, Lousia Venable. “What is in a Name?” page 10. <o:p></o:p>
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[ii] Kyle, Lousia Venable. “What is in a Name?” page 10. <o:p></o:p>
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[iii] Kyle, Lousia Venable. “What is in a Name?” page 10. <o:p></o:p>
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[iv] http://www.woodlandparkcolumbus.com/charles-e-munsons-woodland-avenue-addition.html | <o:p></o:p>
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[v] GTT packet| http://www.woodlandparkcolumbus.com/charles-e-munsons-woodland-avenue-addition.html | <o:p></o:p>
https://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/18/library-fountain-shows-mans-love-for-lost-son.html |1905 Norfolk City Directory<o:p></o:p>
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O
Old Dominion Place (Park Place) –
Orpax Street -
P
Pembroke Avenue – Named for Pembroke Plantation or Pembroke Manor, a colonial home of Saunders family in Princess Anne County, Virginia.2
Plume Street – Named for William Plume, prominent citizen in 1700s.1
Princess Anne Road
Q
Queen Street – Renamed by early 1900s to Brambleton Avenue.1
R
Redgate Avenue – Reportedly named for a colonial Virginia plantation.2
S
Shirley Avenue – Named for Shirley Plantation, a colonial home of Hill and Carter families in Charles City County, Virginia.2
T
Tazewell Street – Named for Littleton Tazewell, who was one of Norfolk’s distinguished lawyers in the early 1800s.1
Tripoli Street – Named for Stephen Decatur who defeated the Barbary Pirates during a famous naval action.1
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Union Street -
V
Virginia Place (Park Place) –
W
Westover Avenue – Named for Westover Plantation, a colonial home of Byrd family in Charles City County, Virginia.2
Wolfe Street – Named for British General James Wolfe, who won the Battle of Quebec during the French and Indian War. It was later renamed to Market Street.1
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Y
Yarmouth Street – Named for Lord Yarmouth.1
Yaxley Lane
York Street
Z
Sources:
1 Kyle, Lousia Venable. “What is in a Name?” Norfolk (Norfolk, VA), Vol 18, no. 11, November 1956, page 10.
2 Kyle, Lousia Venable. “What is in a Name?” Norfolk (Norfolk, VA), Vol 18, no. 11, November 1956, page 12.
3 https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/gosnold-bartholomew-1571-1607/ | https://historicjamestowne.org/history/captain-bartholomew-gosnold-gosnoll/
